Pediatrics
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CKD-EPI eGFR formula surpasses alternatives in young adults
The 2021 race-free CKD-EPI equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate outperformed two alternative formulas in adults aged 18-40 years.
Conference Coverage
Pregnancies with low anti-SSA/Ro autoantibody levels: Forgo fetal heart rhythm monitoring?
The ongoing prospective multicenter trial is the largest of its kind.
Conference Coverage
Alpha-gal syndrome: Red meat is ‘just the beginning,’ expert says
“We are seeing increasing diagnoses of AGS in places that are not, perhaps, where we first thought this allergy existed.”
PURLs
A new standard for treatment of torus fractures of the wrist?
A large multicenter trial evaluated effects on pain and function for pediatric patients treated with a soft bandage vs rigid immobilization.
News from the FDA/CDC
U.S. infant mortality rates rise for first time in 2 decades
“We live in a country with significant resources, so the infant mortality rate and the increase are shockingly high.”
News
RNA therapeutics will ‘change everything’ in epilepsy
“We now have the potential to change the way genetic epilepsies are treated by addressing the underlying genetic cause of the disease instead of...
Conference Coverage
Children with sickle cell disease at risk for vision loss
“Our data underscores the need for patients – including pediatric patients – with sickle cell disease to get routine ophthalmic screenings along...
From the Journals
Studies address primary care oral health screening and prevention for children
In one paper, the United States Preventive Services Task Force finds there’s not enough evidence for routine oral health screening in primary care...
News
Suicide prevention and the pediatrician
More than half of the people who die by suicide visit a health care provider within 4 weeks of their death, highlighting an opportunity for...
Conference Coverage
Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy safe, effective at 4 years
“What’s really striking, and in my mind the most impressive, is that when you follow these patients out 3 or 4 years ... you see there is this...
From the Journals
Nasal ventilation function may factor into children’s OSA
Corticosteroid treatment was associated with improvements in nasal resistance and acoustic rhinometry in children with obstructive sleep apnea...