Tag: Kids: Misc.
January 2019 Briefing – Pediatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for January 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Most Students Receiving Spectacles Wear Them at Follow-Up
Poorer presenting visual acuity and improvement in visual acuity with correction predict spectacle wear
Expanded Recall Announced for Ibuprofen Oral Suspension Drops
Higher levels of ibuprofen concentration found in some units may cause harm to infants
Increase Seen in Multiple-Victim School-Related Homicide Rate
Firearm-related injuries accounted for 62.8 and 95.0 percent of single-victim, multiple-victim homicides
Lean Body Mass in Childhood Linked to Lung Function at 15
In both sexes, higher lean body mass in childhood, adolescence linked to higher lung function at 15
Addition of BMT Not Indicated in Some With Peds Hypodiploid ALL
Bone marrow transplant not beneficial if no minimal residual dz after remission induction tx
Exome Sequencing Beneficial for Pediatric Kidney Recipients
Whole-exome sequencing-related molecular genetic diagnosis can have implications for clinical care
Nerve Transfer Promising for Acute Flaccid Myelitis Patients
Two children with AFM who underwent surgery for nerve transfer show functional recovery at two years
Antibiotics Often Inappropriately Prescribed for Bronchiolitis in ED
In almost 70 percent of bronchiolitis cases, antibiotics prescribed with no concomitant infection
Chemo-Radiation Combo Tied to Higher Survival in Peds Hodgkin
Five-year overall survival higher in patients who receive combined tx than those treated with chemo alone
