News, Comments & Updates
Emergency Medicine, Mental Health
Steven Selbst, MD, discusses ED trends, highlights mental health admissions.
Source: Contemporary Paediatrics, 25 October 23
Endocrinology, Respiratory Medicine
Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes: what the pediatrician should know
Source: Contemporary Paediatrics, 13 September 23
Novel Drugs & Emergent Therapeutics
Anaphylaxis, Allergy
US FDA declines to approve first nasal spray equivalent of EpiPen
Source: Reuters, 20 September 23
Atopic Dermatitis
Roflumilast Cream Effective in Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis Trial
Source: Medical Professional Reference, 18 September 23
In Brief
Clinical Trials WATCH
Oncology, Genetics
UV-radiation and MC1R germline mutations are risk factors for the development of conventional and spitzoid melanomas in children and adolescents
Source: Lancet, Pub.14 September 2023
Critical Care,
Midline Compared With Peripheral Intravenous Catheters for Therapy of 4 Days or Longer in Pediatric Patients
Source: JAMA Paediatrics, Pub. 11 September 2023
Neonatology, Infectious Diseases, Low-resource settings
Development and internal validation of a Neonatal Healthcare-associated infectiOn Prediction score (NeoHoP score) for very low birthweight infants in low-resource settings: a retrospective case–control study
Source: BMJ Paediatrics, August 2023
Clinical Research Summaries
Infectious Diseases, Vaccines
Prefusion F Protein–Based Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization in Pregnancy
Podcasts, Audio & Video
Paediatric Surgery
Pediatrics Research Roundup, Managing Inguinal Hernias – Episode 164
Source: American Academy of Paediatrics
The Reading Room
Autobiography,True Crime, Mémoire
All That Remains: A Life In Death
Professor Sue Black
"Black’s utterly gripping account of her life and career as a professor of anatomy and forensic anthropology manages to be surprisingly life-affirming. As she herself says, it is ‘as much about life as about death.’"—Guardian
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Alerts
CDC once again flags SARS CoV-2 BA.2.86 variant
Sources: CDC, Retrieved 27 November 2023
Disease Outbreak Alert: Mpox in DRC
Source: WHO, Retrieved 23 November 2023
Access Archive
Guidelines
Candida Auris In Children
Source: NCID, 17 April 23
Measles: Guidelines for Management. EPI Manual, pages 58-91
Source: NCID, 29 June 23
Reports & Analysis
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Marketed and Pipeline Drugs Assessment, Clinical Trials and Competitive Landscape
Source: Global Data, Retrieved 4 April 23
Maternal mortality rate on the decline in South Africa
Source: StatsSA, Retrieved 5 April 23
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