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Just one in five pediatric cancer patients enroll in clinical trials

Fewer Children Enrolling in Pediatric Cancer Trials

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Adolescent and young adult cancer patients underrepresented in clinical trials
Whole-body diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging shows good agreement with 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for assessing tumor response to induction chemotherapy in children and young adults with lymphoma or sarcoma

Whole-Body DW MRI Can Help Assess Pediatric Tumor Response

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Good agreement for treatment response assessments with DW MRI, FDG PET seen in children, young adults
The presence of obesity

Teen Obesity, T2DM, HTN May Lead to Early Vascular Aging

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Obesity, type 2 diabetes, elevated SBP accelerate progression of risk factors for vascular aging
Human trials on an experimental COVID-19 vaccine began in the United States on Monday

Human Trials of Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Begin in U.S.

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If effective, vaccine could be available for emergency use in the United States as early as September
Health care workers and younger people have an increased risk for a psychological impact from COVID-19

Health Care Workers at Risk From Mental Burden of COVID-19

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Prevalence of anxiety symptoms higher for health care workers/young spending more time on outbreak
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening adolescents and adults at increased risk for hepatitis B virus infection. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online May 5 by the USPSTF.

USPSTF Recommends Hep B Screening for Those at Increased Risk

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Screening for HBV has moderate net benefit in adolescents, adults at increased risk for infection
From 2005 to 2017

Lawnmower Injuries More Common in Children From Rural Areas

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Rural areas have higher rates of incidence, infection, surgical complications, amputations
In guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Recommendations Made for PPE Use by HCPs in COVID-19 Care

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Guidelines address mask, glove, face shield use in conventional, contingency, crisis capacity settings
Recommendations are presented for the management of eosinophilic esophagitis in clinical practice guidelines published in the May issue of Gastroenterology.

Guidelines Issued for Managing Eosinophilic Esophagitis

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Topical glucocorticosteroids recommended over no treatment

American Association for Cancer Research, April 27-28

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The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2020 The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was held virtually this...