Biden Invokes Defense Act to Boost Supply of Infant Formula
Federal government can now use commercial aircraft or air cargo planes owned by the DoD to transport infant formula from countries abroad
Increased Flexibility Seen in Preapproval Evidence for New Drugs
Twenty-eight percent of trials used historical, external, or other control; nearly half used surrogate measure as a primary end point
Room for Improving Physical Activity Reported in Early Child Care
Only half of the programs for children aged 1 to 5 years meet the guidance of at least 60 to 90 minutes of physical activity per day
FDA Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot for Children Ages 5 to 11 Years
Third shot can be given at least five months after healthy children complete the two-dose vaccine series
FDA Expands Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers
Agency also moves to reopen Abbott plant and 'prioritize' new product submissions for approval from international companies
Biden Signs Law Banning Sleep Products Tied to Infant Deaths
From 1990 through March 2019, there were 113 reported deaths involving crib bumpers, and more than 100 babies have died in inclined sleepers
Increasing Impact of HPV Vaccination Seen in the United States
Impact on 4vHPV-type prevalence in 2015 to 2018 for 14- to 24-year-old females 90 percent among vaccinated, 74 percent among unvaccinated
Albuterol Plus Budesonide Cuts Exacerbations in Asthma
Risk for severe exacerbations significantly lower with as-needed fixed higher-dose combination treatment versus albuterol alone
Vaccine Effectiveness Modest for Children, Teens During Omicron
BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection modest and declined rapidly, was higher after booster dose in teens
Cardiometabolic Derangement ID’d in Overweight School Children
Higher levels of fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, triglycerides, ALT and lower levels of HDL-C seen in overweight school-aged children
