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COVID-19 led to increased depression and anxiety among urban, ethnic minority children

New research has determined that the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased depression, anxiety and social risks among urban, racial, and ethnic minority children aged five to 11 years old compared to the prior six months.

9 Dec 2021

Partnership develops stool sample processing kit to help inform WHO's policy update on childhood TB diagnosis

42 Technology, FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, and Rutgers University have worked together to develop an innovative stool sample processing kit that has played a central role in informing the World Health Organization’s recent policy update to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children.

9 Dec 2021

Systemic sclerosis more common among Black children than previously thought

An immune disease that can damage vital organs – and is supposedly rare in young people – is more common than previously thought among Black children, a study suggests.

8 Dec 2021

Parents should avoid buying children toys with magnets for Christmas, pediatric surgeons urge

Pediatric surgeons are urging parents not to buy toys that include small, often brightly colored magnets as Christmas presents, following a dramatic rise in the number of children needing operations after swallowing them.

8 Dec 2021

Routine immunization coverage declined in first year of COVID

A new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server investigated changes in RI coverage using two key indicators – diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis first-dose (DTP1) and third-dose (DTP3). DTP3 serves as a general marker for immunization system performance, while DTP1 is used as a proxy for inequity - quantifying Zero Dose (ZD) children––those that receive no childhood vaccinations

8 Dec 2021

Infantile cataracts are more common and problematic than thought

Three days after Canyon Brown was born, the attending pediatrician discovered a problem.

8 Dec 2021

Study examines the extent of medication-related harm in pediatric intensive care units

In an observational study conducted across three pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in England over a three-month period in 2019, one-sixth of patients experienced at least one adverse drug event, in which they were harmed by a medication.

8 Dec 2021

Guidelines may lead to over-diagnoses of milk allergy in infants

In an analysis of data on 1,303 healthy infants who were exclusively breastfed until at least 3 months of age, 38% and 74% of infants had multiple mild-to-moderate milk allergy symptoms- as defined by current allergy guidelines- at 3 months and 12 months old, respectively.

8 Dec 2021

International guidelines may lead to over-diagnosis of cow's milk allergy in children

International guidelines developed to help doctors diagnose cow's milk allergy may lead to over-diagnosis, according to University of Bristol-led research published in the journal Clinical and Experimental Allergy today [8 December].

7 Dec 2021

Octapharma USA announces FDA approval of cutaquig 16.5% for pediatric PI patients

Octapharma USA today announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved cutaquig [Immune globulin, Subcutaneous (Human)-hipp, 16.5% Solution] for the treatment of pediatric patients age 2 and older with primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI). The FDA previously approved cutaquig for adults with PI.

7 Dec 2021

Young people unlikely to report online harassment and abuse, new report finds

Young people aged 12 to 18 are unlikely to report receiving, or being asked to share, non-consensual sexual images to their school, parents or social media platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram, finds a major new report led by UCL.

6 Dec 2021

An analysis of risk factors and symptom presentation among groups at risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection

The study, published on the pre-print server medRxiv*, analyzed the specific linkages between the COVID-19 patients belonging to the three risk groups with the overall COVID-19 patients and compared symptoms between and within the risk groups.

6 Dec 2021

Novel monoclonal antibody could help revolutionize treatment of children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Survival rates increased about 20% for children with high-risk neuroblastoma enrolled in a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital clinical trial that included a novel monoclonal antibody produced onsite. The findings appeared today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

6 Dec 2021

Lack of computer access in COVID predicts lower mental health among adolescents

A new study discusses adolescent mental health during the pandemic in association with the availability of digital access through computers to do schoolwork.

6 Dec 2021

New analysis finds increase in the rate of underinsured youngsters

In a concerning trend for the health of U.S. children, the rate of underinsured youngsters rose from 30.6% to 34%- an additional 2.4 million kids- from 2016 to 2019, according to an analysis led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers.

6 Dec 2021

High stress levels during COVID-19 increase odds of aggressive discipline practices by parents

During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents were most likely to use aggressive discipline on their children when their daily stress levels were highest, usually late in the day, a study of parents in central Ohio found.

6 Dec 2021

First pediatric-only guidelines for the use of pacemakers and implantable defibrillators

Children's Hospital Los Angeles cardiologist Michael Silka, MD, helped to pioneer the development of indications for the use of pacemakers and implantable defibrillators in young patients.

6 Dec 2021

Publicly funded school-based programs can help improve HPV vaccine uptake in children

Boys are 10 times more likely to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) in provinces where the vaccine is publicly funded than in places where it is not, according to a new study published by a researcher at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and colleagues at McGill University, Université de Montréal, and the Jewish General Hospital.

6 Dec 2021

RENAL nephrometry score may help predict which patients are suitable for nephron-sparing surgery

For most children with renal masses, the standard of care has long been to remove the entire affected kidney- which is the protocol for Wilms tumor, the most common kidney cancer in children.

6 Dec 2021

Maternal morbidities and outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19

Researchers aimed to determine whether maternal morbidities and adverse obstetrical outcomes were more frequent in pregnant women with COVID-19.

5 Dec 2021

Child Health News

COVID-19 led to increased depression and anxiety among urban, ethnic minority children

Partnership develops stool sample processing kit to help inform WHO's policy update on childhood TB diagnosis

Systemic sclerosis more common among Black children than previously thought

Parents should avoid buying children toys with magnets for Christmas, pediatric surgeons urge

Routine immunization coverage declined in first year of COVID

Infantile cataracts are more common and problematic than thought

Study examines the extent of medication-related harm in pediatric intensive care units

Guidelines may lead to over-diagnoses of milk allergy in infants

International guidelines may lead to over-diagnosis of cow's milk allergy in children

Octapharma USA announces FDA approval of cutaquig 16.5% for pediatric PI patients

Young people unlikely to report online harassment and abuse, new report finds

An analysis of risk factors and symptom presentation among groups at risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Novel monoclonal antibody could help revolutionize treatment of children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Lack of computer access in COVID predicts lower mental health among adolescents

New analysis finds increase in the rate of underinsured youngsters

High stress levels during COVID-19 increase odds of aggressive discipline practices by parents

First pediatric-only guidelines for the use of pacemakers and implantable defibrillators

Publicly funded school-based programs can help improve HPV vaccine uptake in children

RENAL nephrometry score may help predict which patients are suitable for nephron-sparing surgery

Maternal morbidities and outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19

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