False Positive COVID Tests; Cannabis and Car Accidents Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes risk among kids with COVID Jan 15, 2022 podcast
COVID in Kids Under 5 May Look Like Croup, Pediatricians Warn Barking cough may be specific to Omicron Jan 13, 2022
Too Much Focus on Boosters, Says FDA Vaccine Advisor At the hospital level, COVID-19 remains "a disease for the unvaccinated," says Paul Offit, MD Jan 12, 2022 video
Do Celebs Freely Shill Unhealthy Eating on Social Media? Unpaid "influential depictions" may boost unhealthy consumption norms among their followers Jan 12, 2022
Unvaxxed Pediatrician Still Out of Work Despite Hospital's Mandate Drop Judge rules against Indiana doc who cited religious exemption Jan 07, 2022
Moms' Thyroid Hormones Tied to Behaviors in Preschool Boys Study looked at effects of TSH and FT4 levels in pregnancy Jan 06, 2022
Does Teen Prescription Drug Misuse Predict Later Substance Abuse? Misusing prescriptions linked to substance use disorder symptoms by midlife Jan 05, 2022
Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Exceeded Expectations, and Supply Since its June approval, the injectable flew off shelves and into short supply Dec 29, 2021
What Conditions Are Sending Kids to the Hospital? Analysis from 2016 showed respiratory problems dominated, but depression was already on the rise Dec 29, 2021
McDonald's Instagram Ads Zero in on Kids in Poorer Countries Study reveals disturbing pattern of social media advertising Dec 26, 2021
The Real Reason Some Newborns Don't Get Screening for Deadly Diseases Why do newborn screening tests vary so much from state to state? Dec 21, 2021
FDA OKs First-in-Class Biologic for Severe Asthma Tezspire is first biologic for this condition with no phenotype or biomarker limitations Dec 20, 2021
'Winter of Severe Illness, Death' for the Unvaccinated, White House Warns Fully vaccinated individuals must still get boosted for optimal protection, says Fauci Dec 17, 2021
Next Up in Drug Shortages: Potassium Chloride Healthcare providers facing a nationwide shortage of the intravenous formulation Dec 17, 2021
Should Electrographic Seizures Be Treated in Neonates? Trial shows inconclusive results -- and an unexpected cognitive finding Dec 17, 2021
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Shadowing a NICU Nurse Practitioner Follow YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, on a tour of the neonatal intensive care unit Dec 14, 2021
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Fizzled for Preventing Obesity in Kids Real-world study found only modest benefit for adolescent girls in Mexico Dec 13, 2021
Time Doesn't Heal Parents' Mental Health Wounds From Kids' IBD Dx "I was surprised" by these results, researcher says Dec 10, 2021
Cannabidiol Shows Sustained Benefit in Rare, Severe Forms of Epilepsy Caregivers report improvements in Lennox-Gastaut, Dravet patients Dec 08, 2021
Novel Chemoimmunotherapy Regimen Wows in Pediatric Neuroblastoma "I've never seen anything like this," researcher says of 3-year event-free survival rate Dec 06, 2021
Brain Aging May Be Faster for People With Childhood-Onset Epilepsy Small prospective study follows cohort for 55 years Dec 05, 2021
Genetic Testing Benefits Children With Unexplained Epilepsy Findings can alter treatment, prognosis, overall care Dec 05, 2021
Year in Review: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine development for older adults continued apace, virus roared back in kids Dec 03, 2021
Brain Changes Found in Fetuses of Alcohol-Using Moms Differences seen in two areas when compared with brains of non-drinking mothers Dec 01, 2021
Think TikTok Is Smarter Than Me? Then I'm Not the Right Doctor for You Modern times have fundamentally altered the landscape of healthcare Nov 30, 2021
Fetal Brains Appear Unaffected by Mom's Milder COVID Small MRI study involving pregnant women with mild to moderate infection revealed no problems Nov 30, 2021
What Caused Acute Encephalopathy in This Young Child? Clinicians found 2-year-old girl barely responsive to stimuli Nov 24, 2021
FDA OKs First Drug for Most Common Form of Dwarfism Mixed reactions follow new treatment for children 5 and up with open growth plates Nov 19, 2021
Ceritinib Shows Promise in ALK-Positive Pediatric Malignancies Responses seen in neuroblastoma, among other tumors Nov 17, 2021
This Behavior on Digital Devices Is Linked to Worse Mental Health in Children Good news for video gamers, however Nov 17, 2021
AMA Delegates Target Naturopaths Who Write Vaccine Exemptions Other proposals focused on minimum wage, access to menstrual care products, and looming pay cuts Nov 15, 2021
Med Students Call for 'Virginity Testing' Ban in U.S. AMA needs to "make a concerted effort to educate patients and their families about such harm" Nov 15, 2021
A Gentler Standard for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in Kids ATRA/arsenic trioxide without maintenance therapy resulted in 99-100% survival at 2 years Nov 11, 2021
No Long-Term Cognitive Benefit in Fortified Baby Formulas Commercial claims and policies built on misleading evidence, researchers say Nov 10, 2021
Signs of Relief From 'Therapeutic Drought' in Atopic Dermatitis Encouraging results from pipeline agents targeting Th2-specific inflammation Nov 09, 2021
Hypothalamic Gliosis Associated With Obesity in Kids? Use of imaging studies could impact how childhood obesity is prevented and treated Nov 09, 2021
Longer Steroid Course No Better for Young Kids With Nephrotic Syndrome Study compared 6-month course to standard 3-month therapy Nov 08, 2021
For Some Food-Allergic Kids (and Parents), Anaphylaxis Isn't the Worst Problem It's the unnecessary, crippling worry about the possibility of it Nov 08, 2021
Injectable PH1 Therapy Also Effective in Advanced CKD Trial looked at patients with stages 3B through 5 chronic kidney disease Nov 07, 2021
