Safety monitoring report examines adverse reactions to third COVID-19 vaccine dose in young children
Safety monitoring report examines third COVID-19 vaccine dose in young children
A safety monitoring report from the United States describes adverse reaction monitoring following a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine in childr…
A safety report tracks reactions in young children after their third COVID-19 vaccine dose, focusing on monitoring for any signals in kids a…
Measles outbreak reported among unvaccinated children in Illinois apartment complex
Measles outbreak reported among unvaccinated children in Illinois apartment complex
An outbreak investigation report describes a measles outbreak among unvaccinated, vaccine-eligible children at an apartment complex in Cook …
Unvaccinated children in an Illinois apartment complex are now facing a measles outbreak, proving that skipping shots leaves families vulner…
Well-child checkup rates increased among US children from 2008 to 2018
Are more kids getting their annual checkups? Survey shows a decade of improvement
An observational survey report of US children under 18 found the percentage receiving a well-child checkup in the past year increased from 7…
More kids are getting their annual checkups, with visits rising from 76% in 2008 to over 86% by 2018.
Observational report compares pediatric COVID-19 cases in counties with and without school mask requirements
Study compares pediatric COVID-19 cases in counties with and without school mask rules
An observational report examined pediatric COVID-19 cases in U.S.
A recent report describes pediatric COVID-19 cases in counties with and without school mask requirements during the summer of 2021.
COVID-19 hospitalization rates in adolescents peaked in January 2021; ICU care common
Study tracks COVID-19 hospitalization rates and outcomes in adolescents
An observational surveillance study of adolescents aged 12-17 with COVID-19 in 14 states found hospitalization rates peaked at 2.1 per 100,0…
Nearly one-third of hospitalized teens needed ICU care and 5% required ventilators, though no deaths occurred during the 2020-2021 surge.
Meta-analysis finds outdoor activity associated with lower myopia risk in Chinese youth
Can more outdoor time help protect Chinese children's eyesight?
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 31 studies including 380,215 Chinese children and adolescents found greater daily outdoor activity …
Getting more than two hours of outdoor time each day lowers the risk of nearsightedness for Chinese children compared to less than an hour.
Meta-analysis finds high second-hand smoke exposure prevalence in Israeli adults and children
How many people in Israel breathe second-hand smoke? The numbers are high
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies in Israel found pooled prevalence of second-hand smoke exposure was 56.0% among adults a…
More than half of Israeli adults and nearly three-quarters of children breathe second-hand smoke daily, revealing a widespread hidden health…
Group parenting program shows modest improvement in caregiver mental wellbeing in diverse UK trial
Can a parenting class boost a caregiver's mental wellbeing?
A randomized controlled trial of 674 caregivers from diverse urban areas in England found that a 13-week group parenting program (SFSC) impr…
A 13-week parenting class helped caregivers in lower-income areas feel mentally better, with benefits lasting six months after the program e…
Tamoxifen adjunct to corticosteroids shows no motor benefit in Duchenne muscular dystrophy extension study
Does adding tamoxifen to standard treatment help boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
A 48-week open-label extension of a phase 3 trial in 66 boys with DMD found no significant difference in motor function change between early…
Adding tamoxifen to standard steroid treatment did not improve motor function or slow disease progression in boys with Duchenne muscular dys…
Robotic-assisted treadmill training improves walking measures in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
Robotic treadmill training may help walking in children with cerebral palsy
A randomized controlled trial in 40 children with spastic diplegia found that adding robotic-assisted treadmill gait training to regular phy…
Adding robotic treadmill training to regular therapy helped children with spastic diplegia walk faster and take longer steps.
Phase 3 RCT: Ataluren shows favorable trend for slowing functional decline in nonsense mutation DMD
Can a drug help boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy walk longer?
A phase 3 RCT of 359 people with nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy found that 72 weeks of ataluren treatment was associated with…
Boys with a specific genetic form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy who took ataluren saw their walking ability decline less over 72 weeks than…
Cognitive training programs ARAM and PETRA show improvements in ADHD symptoms and executive functions in preschoolers
Two cognitive training programs show promise for preschoolers with ADHD in small study
A randomized controlled trial in 47 preschool children with ADHD found that both ARAM and PETRA cognitive training programs improved inhibit…
Two cognitive training programs improved attention and behavior in preschoolers with ADHD, with one showing slightly larger daily life benef…