Brian Eble, MD, shares his journey into pediatric cardiology, emphasizing the profound impact of teamwork in saving children’s lives. Reflecting on advancements in treating sudden cardiac events, congenital…
Beth A. Vogt, MD discusses Post-infectious Glomerulonephritis (GN), often following strep infections, affects children aged 5-15. Symptoms typically emerge 7-14 days post-infection and include cola-colored urine, edema, hypertension,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that when it comes to children’s shoes, the size listed by the manufacturer is rarely the true size. In nearly…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The percentages of boys and girls who return to competitive basketball or soccer after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair are similar, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For first-line tocolytic therapy before 32 weeks’ gestation, prostaglandin inhibitors appear to be the most effective and tolerable agents for delaying delivery for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After pregnancy, women with multiple sclerosis may substantially reduce their risk of relapses if they breastfeed their infants, without adding supplemental formula feedings,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of visual field loss with the antiepileptic drug vigabatrin is lower when it is given during infancy rather than later in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fewer than 1% of adolescents in the US are potential candidates for cholesterol-lowering agents, based on updated guidelines released last year by the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of healthy adolescents, a quadrivalent meningococcal glycoconjugate vaccine was more immunogenic than the currently licensed unconjugated vaccine. Adolescents are at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A diet high in vitamin E during early pregnancy may increase the risk of congenital heart defects in offspring, new research indicates. The…
Dr. Luigi Daniele Notarangelo discusses the current state of the art diagnosis and therapy for ADA-Deficient Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). ADAGEN® (pegademase bovine) Injection is indicated for enzyme…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children born by cesarean delivery are at increased risk for developing asthma, particularly if their parents have allergies, according to a report in…
