Older Sibling with Autism or ADHD Ups Risk for Younger Kids Later-born children show rates markedly greater than in general population Dec 10, 2018
Fenfluramine Again Shows Efficacy in Dravet Syndrome No signs of cardiac valve toxicity, though some children lost weight Dec 05, 2018
$2 Test Could Transform Sickle Cell Dx in Africa May have applications in high-income countries as well Dec 04, 2018
Teens, Adults With Epilepsy at High Risk for Depression Two studies call for regular mental health screening of epilepsy patients Dec 03, 2018
CAR T-Cell Responses Prove Durable in ALL, DLBCL Two studies demonstrate long-term control in relapsed/refractory disease Dec 01, 2018
Morning Break: Measles Rebound; New FDA Warnings; Cancer Dx Scares Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ·¬ΗΡΙηΗψ staff Nov 30, 2018
Can Home Videos Diagnose Autism? Machine learning on home videos show promise for earlier detection Nov 28, 2018
1.2 Million Children and Teens Have Peanut Allergies Two studies estimate current PA prevalence to be 2.2% Nov 20, 2018
EpiPens Still Work After Freezing Devices still fired after being frozen for 24 hours in study Nov 20, 2018
Peanut-Derived Oral Agent Wins as Allergy Immunotherapy But experts question duration of benefit and potential cost of drug Nov 18, 2018
Milk Allergy Most Common in U.S. Kids Under Age 5 Years But many young children are not prescribed epinephrine Nov 17, 2018
Omega-3 and Vitamin D; Vein Grafts and CABG: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include benefits of CABG, vein harvesting, new exercise guidelines, and omega-3 and vitamin D supplementation Nov 17, 2018 podcast
Rituximab Promising in Childhood Vasculitis Treatment was steroid-sparing in Henoch-Schonlein purpura Nov 15, 2018
Hepatitis C Treatment Works Well for Young Kids Nearly all children treated with sofosbuvir/ledipasvir achieved sustained response Nov 12, 2018
National Exercise Guidelines Now Say 'Just Move' HHS recs say to sit less, move more to improve health outcomes Nov 12, 2018
Inhaled Hypertonic Saline Safe, Effective in Infants With CF Study shows that randomized trials are feasible among those under 4 months Nov 09, 2018
Spanking May Make Kids More Aggressive Updated policy encourages adults to avoid physical punishment, verbal abuse Nov 05, 2018
Parents Report 'Sharing' Leftover Antibiotics Nearly half of those surveyed diverted, rather than disposed of, unused prescription meds Nov 04, 2018
Nerve Plane Block May Improve Mastectomy Pain Also: obese children and post-surgery pain; patient-controlled epidurals after C-section Oct 16, 2018
Unplanned Pregnancy May Double Miscarriage Risk in Epilepsy Patients Interpregnancy interval, conception age also may play roles Oct 15, 2018
Mysteries Solved at NIH Program for Undiagnosed Illnesses Dx has come to light in 35% of accepted cases so far Oct 11, 2018
Limited Screen Time Linked to Better Cognition in Kids Less than 2 hours a day tied to better neurocognitive development Sep 26, 2018
Levaquin With Chemo Reduces Bacteremia in Pediatric AML/ALL But no advantage seen among those undergoing transplant Sep 11, 2018
CDC: Smoking Rates Highest Among Native American/Alaska Native Teens Asian, black youth least likely to use tobacco products Aug 31, 2018
Periodic Fevers: What to Watch For Complications include amyloidosis and end-stage renal disease Aug 28, 2018
Inside the March of Dimes Research Funding Debacle Financial troubles simmered for years before boiling over last month Aug 23, 2018
FDA Extends Expiration Date for Certain EpiPens Shortage of the epinephrine auto-injector first reported in May Aug 21, 2018
CDC: Most Infants in U.S. Start Out Breastfeeding But only a quarter exclusively breastfed at 6 months, report finds Aug 20, 2018
Athletes and Hearts; Best Meds for ADHD: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include secondhand smoke and adolescents, labor induction, screening young athletes for cardiac problems, and ADHD medicines. Aug 11, 2018 podcast
Melody Valve Safe for Native RVOT Defects Sizing still presents challenges for novel approach Aug 02, 2018
Decades Later, Mortality for Childhood Transplant Recipients Remains High Elevated risk requires closer follow-up care Jul 27, 2018
Prince Harry: Young People Key in Ongoing Fight Against HIV Young people bring 'passion, engagement' in the fight against HIV stigma Jul 23, 2018
This Infant Disease Was Eradicated. Now It's Back. Why? Some parents are refusing routine vitamin K shots for their newborns, as F. Perry Wilson, MD, explains Jul 20, 2018 video
Mom's Lifestyle Plays Big Role in Child's Obesity Risk Parental example appears to trump kids' own habits Jul 05, 2018
Farxiga Lowers HbA1c in Type 1 Diabetes Weight loss also accompanied better glycemic control Jun 25, 2018
ADHD Higher in Preterm Babies, Especially Girls Sibling study shows association may not be tied to genes or family environment Jun 25, 2018
