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Enrolment in high-deductible health plan may not be linked to asthma exacerbations

How does the switch to a high-deductible health plan affect children with asthma? A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute suggests that enrollment in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) may not be associated with changes in asthma medication use or asthma exacerbations when medications are exempt from the deductible.

26 May 2021

Study shows how rare but serious post-COVID-19 complication develops in children, adolescents

A multidisciplinary team from MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), Brigham and Women's Hospital and other institutions have identified the mechanism of how an extremely rare but serious post-COVID-19 complication develops in children and adolescents.

26 May 2021

UIC leads multi-center collaborative to help communities affected by COVID-19

The University of Illinois Chicago has been selected by the National Institutes of Health as the principal site of a multi-center collaborative in the Chicago area that will bolster research and outreach to help communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

25 May 2021

Landmark study confirms that controlled blood pressure is key to prevent stroke, heart disease

Follow-up data from the landmark SPRINT study of the effect of high blood pressure on cardiovascular disease have confirmed that aggressive blood pressure management -- lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg -- dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death from these diseases, as well as death from all causes, compared to lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 140 mm Hg.

22 May 2021

Risk factors for rare COVID-19 complications in children (MIS-C)

While the earlier waves of COVID-19 relatively spared children, some of the affected children have developed a systemic inflammatory condition, with occasionally fatal outcomes. Called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), its pathogenesis and risk factors are the subject of a new study on the medRxiv* preprint server.

21 May 2021

Swiss study suggests very low prevalence of long COVID in pediatric population

Researchers from Switzerland recently analyzed long COVID symptoms in children and adolescents with a 6-month follow-up based on their SARS-CoV-2 serology. A longitudinal cohort analysis, the Ciao Corona study investigated SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and case clustering among ~2500 children from 55 primary and secondary schools in Zurich, Switzerland.

20 May 2021

Dupilumab considerably reduced asthma exacerbations in young children, shows VOYAGE trial

Results from the VOYAGE study of dupilumab (Dupixent) showed that the monoclonal antibody significantly reduced exacerbations in children ages 6-11 with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe asthma, compared to placebo, according to research presented at the ATS 2021 International Conference. VOYAGE (NCT02948959) is a recently completed randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind multicenter phase 3 clinical trial, that took place in a number of countries.

20 May 2021

Study validates predictive model for identifying pediatric patients at risk for developing blood clots

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has launched a study to determine the impact of a predictive model for identifying pediatric patients at risk for developing blood clots or venous thromboembolisms (VTEs).

19 May 2021

Social interventions also prolong life in medical patients

New research from BYU published in PLOS Medicine found that providing medical patients with social support leads to an increased chance of survival and elongation of life.

19 May 2021

Groundbreaking study optimizes patient's own immune system to fight tumors

A groundbreaking study led by engineering and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how engineered immune cells used in new cancer therapies can overcome physical barriers to allow a patient's own immune system to fight tumors.

14 May 2021

What does approval of the Pfizer vaccine for teens and preteens mean for my child?

Extending the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to preteens and young adolescents adds nearly 17 million more Americans to the pool of those eligible to be immunized against covid-19, helping to build a vaccinated population closer to herd immunity. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are also testing the efficacy of their vaccines in teens and children.

14 May 2021

Tympanostomy tubes have no long-term benefits for childhood ear infections

There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young child's ears to reduce the rate of recurrent ear infections during the ensuing two years compared with giving oral antibiotics to treat ear infections, a randomized trial led by UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh pediatrician-scientists determined.

13 May 2021

Access to nature can support the overall health of people in cities

Your local city park may be improving your health, according to a new paper led by Stanford University researchers.

11 May 2021

Meal premiums in child-directed fast-food TV advertisements work against obesity prevention efforts

A new Dartmouth-led study, published this week in the journal Pediatrics, has found that the disproportionate use of premiums within child-targeted TV advertising for children's fast-food meals is deceptive.

10 May 2021

Cardiac complications found to be rare in college athletes who contracted COVID-19

In a small study, researchers found college athletes who contracted COVID-19 rarely had cardiac complications. Most had mild COVID symptoms that did not require treatment, and in a small percentage of those with abnormal cardiac testing, there was no evidence of heart damage on special imaging tests.

10 May 2021

Damage to the white matter is more predictive of cognitive impairment after brain injury

A new University of Iowa study challenges the idea that gray matter (the neurons that form the cerebral cortex) is more important than white matter (the myelin covered axons that physically connect neuronal regions) when it comes to cognitive health and function.

7 May 2021

CFTR modulator can be safe, well-tolerated for younger children with common form of cystic fibrosis

Children ages two to five who have the most common form of cystic fibrosis (CF), caused by two copies of the F508 gene mutation, have not had any modulator treatments available to them until recently.

7 May 2021

Researchers identify genetic cause of a rare neurological disorder

In a paper published today in Nature Communications, an international group of collaborators led by researchers at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have identified a genetic cause of a rare neurological disorder marked by developmental delay and loss of coordination, or ataxia.

7 May 2021

Laser procedure for pediatric patients with epilepsy holds advantages over traditional brain surgery

Using a laser for a rare brain surgery to treat drop seizures, which cause a child with epilepsy to suddenly fall, holds some advantages over a traditional open craniotomy, including shorter hospital stays for patients, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers indicates.

7 May 2021

5 things to know about health care changes in Montana

The 2021 Montana legislative session will be remembered as one of the state's most consequential as a Republican-led legislature and governor's office passed new laws restricting abortions, lowering taxes and regulating marijuana.

7 May 2021

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Enrolment in high-deductible health plan may not be linked to asthma exacerbations

Study shows how rare but serious post-COVID-19 complication develops in children, adolescents

UIC leads multi-center collaborative to help communities affected by COVID-19

Landmark study confirms that controlled blood pressure is key to prevent stroke, heart disease

Risk factors for rare COVID-19 complications in children (MIS-C)

Swiss study suggests very low prevalence of long COVID in pediatric population

Dupilumab considerably reduced asthma exacerbations in young children, shows VOYAGE trial

Study validates predictive model for identifying pediatric patients at risk for developing blood clots

Social interventions also prolong life in medical patients

Groundbreaking study optimizes patient's own immune system to fight tumors

What does approval of the Pfizer vaccine for teens and preteens mean for my child?

Tympanostomy tubes have no long-term benefits for childhood ear infections

Access to nature can support the overall health of people in cities

Meal premiums in child-directed fast-food TV advertisements work against obesity prevention efforts

Cardiac complications found to be rare in college athletes who contracted COVID-19

Damage to the white matter is more predictive of cognitive impairment after brain injury

CFTR modulator can be safe, well-tolerated for younger children with common form of cystic fibrosis

Researchers identify genetic cause of a rare neurological disorder

Laser procedure for pediatric patients with epilepsy holds advantages over traditional brain surgery

5 things to know about health care changes in Montana

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