Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome with IgA nephropathy requires early recognition and multidisciplinary management
Kidney and immune issues linked to rare blood disorders in a boy
This narrative review and case presentation describes a 10-year-old boy with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome/X-linked thrombocytopenia and IgA neph…
A 10-year-old boy with rare blood disorders developed kidney disease, showing how these conditions can affect multiple organs.
Interdisciplinary early developmental intervention programs may offer small benefits for selective attention and behavioral problems in preterm children
Early programs may help some preterm children but not all developmental areas
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated interdisciplinary early developmental intervention programs (EI) for children born preter…
A review of 2,315 infants suggests early developmental programs may help attention and behavior, but show little effect on language or schoo…
Erratum issued for previous report on pediatric melatonin ingestions in the US
Correction issued for earlier report on children swallowing melatonin
An erratum has been published for a prior report on pediatric melatonin ingestions in the United States. No study details, results, or corre…
A journal correction warns that a report on children swallowing melatonin contains an error, leaving the public without clear facts until de…
IVIG and platelet transfusions managed immune thrombocytopenia in a very preterm infant with intraventricular hemorrhage
A preterm baby with low platelets improved after IVIG and transfusions
This case report and literature review describes management of immune thrombocytopenia in a very preterm male infant born to a mother with i…
A very preterm male infant born to a mother with immune thrombocytopenia improved after receiving intravenous immunoglobulin and platelet tr…
Bosentan lowers treatment failure risk in neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn by 73%
Bosentan therapy lowers treatment failure for newborns with persistent lung pressure issues
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated bosentan for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The pooled analysis showed…
A new analysis shows bosentan therapy reduces treatment failure for newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension compared to control trea…
Velcro ties cut adverse event risk, silver foam dressing ranks highest for pediatric tracheostomy pressure injury prevention
Velcro ties may cut tracheostomy injury risk in kids
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 736 pediatric patients with tracheostomies synthesized evidence on dressings and securement devi…
A review of pediatric tracheostomy care suggests Velcro ties and silver foam dressings might lower pressure injury risk, but results are not…
Cam morphology found in 48% of adolescent and young adult athletes with FAI syndrome
Hip shape differences are common in young athletes
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 1241 adolescents and 2462 young adult athletes found a 48% prevalence of cam morphology and 18% …
A review found that nearly half of young athletes have a specific hip shape linked to pain, with rates similar across age groups.
Quadruple antimycobacterial regimen achieves clinical stability in cystic fibrosis patient with M. abscessus
Case report shows quadruple regimen for cystic fibrosis infection
A case report and literature review describes a 21-year-old man with cystic fibrosis and Mycobacterium abscessus infection who achieved clin…
A young man with cystic fibrosis and a hard-to-treat infection achieved stability using a four-drug antimycobacterial regimen.
Arterial hypotension is a late sign of decompensated shock linked to increased mortality and adverse neurologic outcomes in critically ill children
Low blood pressure in sick kids signals danger and needs careful management
This guideline narrative review addresses arterial hypotension, septic shock, and traumatic brain injury in critically ill infants and child…
Low blood pressure in critically ill children often means shock is worsening. Experts now suggest aiming for targets at least at the 10th pe…
Autistic traits show moderate association with camouflaging at 0.34 effect size
Meta-analysis links autistic traits to camouflaging behaviors across diverse populations
This meta-analysis of observational and quantitative designs included 16,895 participants across the autism spectrum. The analysis found a m…
A large meta-analysis finds a moderate link between autistic traits and camouflaging, with stronger associations in general population sampl…
White noise intervention reduces pain scores and crying time in newborns during invasive procedures
White noise may ease pain for newborns during invasive procedures
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated white noise intervention for newborns undergoing invasive procedures. The pooled analysis…
A review of seven studies found white noise reduced pain and crying in newborns during invasive procedures, though comfort results need more…
Higher ADHD medication doses improve efficacy up to a threshold before benefits plateau
Higher ADHD medication doses often stop working or cause more side effects
This network meta-analysis examined oral monotherapy for ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults. Efficacy generally increased with dose u…
A large network analysis of ADHD drugs shows that increasing doses beyond specific limits usually does not improve symptoms and may increase…