Tag: Kids: Misc.
Blood Lead Reference Value in Children Updated to 3.5 µg/dL
Screening efforts should be focused on populations at high risk based on age of housing, sociodemographic risk factors
Cascade Testing Proposed for Siblings of Newborns With Cancer Genes
Surveillance for siblings of newborns with pathogenic variants in cancer genes could reduce rare child cancer deaths
Cell Culture-Derived Influenza Vaccine Efficacious in Children
Vaccine efficacy consistent in subgroups according to age, sex, race, and previous influenza vaccination
Seven Best Diagnostic Criteria ID’d for Childhood Psoriasis
Presence of two or more of these criteria has a sensitivity and specificity of more than 70 percent, the authors say
FDA Advisors Approve Emergency Use of Pfizer Vaccine in Children 5 to 11
Vote was nearly unanimous at 17 to 0, with one abstention; FDA expected to make a final ruling in a matter of days
Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Trial included more than 4,700 children who received two shots of the vaccine 28 days apart
Suicide Risk Up for Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Suicide risk significantly elevated for survivors alive beyond the age of 28 years; risk was lower for women than men
PCPs Not Routinely Recommending Early Behavioral Treatment for ADHD
Only 11 percent of preschoolers with ADHD diagnosis or symptoms received referrals for parent training in behavior management
Michigan Data Show Routine Vaccinations Plummeted in Early Pandemic
Authors say catch-up vaccinations of doses missed throughout the pandemic needed to stem outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases