FDA Issues Warning to Maker of Illegal Nicotine Gummies
Gummies look like candy and can cause severe nicotine toxicity or death if young children eat them
‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’ May Have Caused Nebraska Child’s Death
Amoeba can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a brain infection that is extremely rare, but nearly always fatal
Behavioral Risk Factors Contributed Most to Global Cancer Burden in 2019
From 2010 to 2019, greatest percent increase in cancer deaths and DALYs was due to metabolic risks
Clinical Management Guidelines Lacking for Monkeypox
Treatment guidance mainly limited to antiviral advice, vaccination recommended as postexposure prophylaxis
Day Care Tied to Morbidity in Children Born Preterm With BPD
ED visits, systemic steroid use, chronic respiratory symptoms more likely for children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia who attend day care
CDC Characterizes National Incidence of Fungal Infections
More than 20,000 cases of coccidioidomycosis reported in 2019; 97 percent of cases reported in Arizona and California
CDC Investigating E. Coli Outbreak in Michigan, Ohio
Outbreak has led to nine hospitalizations but no deaths
Nurse-Led Interventions May Cut Children’s Fear of Needles
Divided attention and positive memory reframing are feasible and may reduce vaccine-related distress
Pediatric Populations Less Likely to Get Long COVID
Vaccination tied to lower risk for persistent COVID-19 symptoms at more than 12 weeks since infection
Consensus Developed on Managing Hypertension in Children
Differing positions of current guidelines make the definition and management of arterial hypertension in children and adolescents uncertain
