Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA Says
Pfizer is working to repair the damage and mitigate any shortage of drugs made at the facility
Paternal, Maternal Psychiatric History Each Tied to Higher Risk for Preterm Birth
Risk was even higher when both parents had a psychiatric history
Private Equity Ownership Tied to Higher Costs to Patients
Furthermore, review found mixed to harmful impacts on quality of care
Fewer Than Half of Parents Use a Patient Portal for Their Child
Completing forms, scheduling appointments, and seeing test results are the most utilized functions
Technical Variant Graft Usage Affects Pediatric Liver Transplant Waitlist Mortality
Higher technical variant graft usage from living or deceased donor linked to lower waitlist mortality in pediatric liver transplant candidates
Long COVID Seen in 16.2 Percent of Pediatric COVID-19 Patients
Review also shows developing certain long COVID symptoms may be associated with female gender
Sickle Cell Disease Highly Contributes to All-Cause Mortality
Global sickle cell disease mortality burden was 376,000 in 2021; 81,100 deaths reported in children younger than 5 years
Prevalence of Arthritis 305 Per 100,000 Children, Teens in U.S.
Higher prevalence seen in association with co-occurring conditions, including depression, anxiety, overweight, inactivity
251 Cases of Soft Tick Relapsing Fever Reported in 2012 to 2021
Most of the patients with soft tick relapsing fever were hospitalized, but no fatalities were reported
Improvement Seen in Most Domains of Pediatric Readiness in U.S. EDs
Presence of pediatric emergency care coordinator linked to higher adjusted median weighted pediatric readiness score
