Routine lab indicators help differentiate typical from incomplete Kawasaki disease and predict coronary lesions
Lab indicators may help identify Kawasaki disease risks
This retrospective study of 131 children with Kawasaki disease found that total protein was the only independent factor differentiating typi…
Routine blood markers could help doctors better identify Kawasaki disease types and predict potential heart complications in children.
Congenital urinary tract dilation resolves spontaneously in 96.2% of children over 3 to 44 months follow-up.
Most urinary tract dilation in babies goes away without surgery
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 341 children with congenital urinary tract dilation at Adiyaman University Pediatric Nephrology Cl…
New research shows most urinary tract dilation in babies resolves naturally without needing surgery or invasive procedures
MiniDock MTB Test Shows High Sensitivity and Specificity for Tuberculosis Detection
A new test finds TB in people who cough up nothing
This prospective cross-sectional study evaluated the MiniDock MTB test using sputum and tongue swabs in 1380 patients with presumptive pulmo…
A new test found tuberculosis in over 85% of patients who could not produce a cough sample, offering a faster way to diagnose the disease in…
Pregnant women unvaccinated against pertussis had infants with higher anti-PT IgG levels at six months
Unvaccinated mothers pass stronger pertussis antibodies to babies than vaccines do
This prospective open-label controlled clinical trial evaluated the effect of immunization during pregnancy on anti-pertussis toxin antibodi…
Antibodies against whooping cough passed from unvaccinated mothers to babies were stronger than those from vaccinated mothers, challenging c…
Network meta-analysis of ketamine regimens for pediatric ED procedural sedation safety and efficacy
Ketamine combos ease pain in kids with less nausea
This network meta-analysis evaluated ketamine-based regimens versus IV ketamine for pediatric procedural sedation in the emergency departmen…
A new analysis reveals a ketamine-propofol mix calms injured children faster and with fewer side effects than ketamine alone.
Systematic review and meta-analysis identifies factors associated with hearing recovery in pediatric sudden hearing loss
Men and those treated quickly have better hearing recovery after sudden loss
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates pediatric patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Male gender and treatment dela…
Men and patients treated within 14 days had better hearing recovery after sudden sensorineural hearing loss. This analysis offers hope for p…
Case report and review of literature on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans lung infection in a child
Rare lung infection in a child cleared with antibiotics after weeks of worry
This publication is a case report and review of literature focusing on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans lung infection in pediatrics. I…
An eight-year-old girl with a rare lung infection and chest tumor signs got better with antibiotics. This case shows how doctors can spot un…
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation improves disease-free survival in pediatric extraocular retinoblastoma patients
Children With Eye Cancer Now Have a New Hope for Survival
This retrospective analysis included 12 children with extraocular retinoblastoma treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplanta…
Children with advanced eye cancer can now achieve long-term survival using their own stem cells, especially if the disease has not reached t…
Weekend births linked to longer antibiotic exposure in very low birth weight infants with suspected sepsis
Weekend births delay antibiotic stops for fragile newborns
This retrospective cohort study examined antibiotic exposure times in very low birth weight infants with suspected early-onset sepsis and ne…
New research shows babies born on weekends stay on antibiotics longer than those born during the work week.
Supervised exercise in pediatric oncology: low rate of adverse events over 3 years
Kids with cancer stay active safely with new safety rules
This prospective observational study across six pediatric oncology centers documented 178 adverse events (AEs) in 74,083 supervised exercise…
New safety rules mean kids with cancer can exercise without fear of serious harm
FDA Approves Crysvita (burosumab) for X-Linked Hypophosphatemia and Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia
FDA approves new drug Crysvita for rare bone diseases in children and adults.
FDA approved Crysvita (burosumab) for X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) in patients 6 months and older and for tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO…
The FDA approved Crysvita (burosumab) for X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) and tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO). It is the first treatment th…
Eltrombopag plus immunosuppression for severe aplastic anemia shows clonal evolution patterns
Treatment for severe anemia reveals two paths to cancer risk
This phase 2 observational study followed 204 patients with severe aplastic anemia treated with immunosuppression plus eltrombopag for a med…
New research tracks cancer risks in severe anemia patients treated with standard therapy over five years