Pediatrics
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Racial disparities seen in pediatric postoperative mortality rates
The results showed that postoperative mortality rates were significantly higher in Black children in the highest income category, compared with...
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Ear tubes not recommended for recurrent AOM without effusion, ENTs maintain
Guideline update reaffirms importance of attention to at-risk children with otitis media with effusion.
Guidelines
WPATH draft on gender dysphoria ‘skewed and misses urgent issues’
New draft standards of care for treating people with gender dysphoria by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has...
From the Journals
‘Top’ surgery for trans youth: Advance or dangerous medicine?
Ms. Clayton draws parallels with experimental medicine performed on homosexuals in the 20th century.
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Step right up, folks, for a public dissection
Plus, go ahead, have that soda before math.
From the Journals
COVID-19 linked to baby bust in high-income countries
Researchers found a significant COVID-19-related decline in crude birth rates in 7 of 22 high-income countries.
FDA/CDC
FDA warns of potential mechanical concerns with MAGEC devices
MAGEC is a surgical magnetic rod system used to treat early-onset scoliosis in children under 10 years of age.
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Married docs remove girl’s lethal facial tumor in ‘excruciatingly difficult’ procedure
This patient was much like the cases they treat every day, only “several orders of magnitudes greater,” Dr. Waner said. “On a scale of 1 to 10 she...
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Opioid prescriptions decrease in young kids, long dosages increase
Researchers found reduced rates of high-dosage and long-duration prescriptions for adolescents and younger adults; however, these type of...
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The most important meal of the day, with extra zinc
Plus, livers live the hop life and babies get scared by their microbiomes.
FDA/CDC
CDC recommends use of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds
ACIP voted 14-0 in favor of the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine in younger teens.