Pediatrics
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Agreement reached for research definition of ‘long COVID’ in children and young people
“Post–COVID-19 condition occurs in young people with a history of confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection, with at least one persisting physical symptom...
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Absolute increase in Kawasaki CV risk remains small in long-term follow-up
Relative to controls, the increased long-term cardiovascular risk of patients with Kawasaki disease is small in most patients.
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COVID-vaccine myocarditis: Rare, mild, and usually in young men
Should myocarditis be a concern as mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are authorized in ever-younger age groups?
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COVID-19 linked to increased diabetes risk in youth
Two large databases indicate significantly increased diabetes risk among those with COVID-19 but not other acute respiratory illnesses.
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Penicillin slows latent rheumatic heart disease progression
Secondary antibiotic prophylaxis can improve outcomes for children with echo-detected rheumatic heart disease, a randomized trial in Uganda shows...
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Drug combo at outset of polyarticular JIA benefits patients most
Despite the wariness that some families and even providers have about starting JIA therapy with both a biologic and conventional DMARD, new data...
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FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids
As soon as the CDC’s director signs off on those recommendations, children can get the shots, perhaps as early as Nov. 3.
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FDA panel votes to approve Pfizer’s vaccine for children
If the FDA follows the recommendation, as it typically does, ...the shots could be available within days.
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Adalimumab biosimilar Cyltezo gets interchangeability designation
The approval of the supplemental biologics license application for Cyltezo makes the adalimumab biosimilar just the second biosimilar to be...
From the Journals
Synthetic chemical in consumer products linked to early death, study says
Daily exposure to phthalates may lead to hundreds of thousands of early deaths each year among older adults in the United States.