Research Summaries

FDA Approval
FDA Approval
07/21/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
The FDA expanded approval of exagamglogene autotemcel (Casgevy) for patients aged 2 years and older with sickle cell disease and recurrent vaso-occlusive crises or transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia. ...
07/21/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
07/16/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
In a phase 3 RCT of children aged 3 to 17 years with achondroplasia, once-daily oral infigratinib significantly increased annualized height velocity vs placebo at 52 weeks.
07/16/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
07/14/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
A phase 3 randomized trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of fremanezumab for preventive treatment of episodic migraine in children and adolescents, addressing a significant evidence gap in pediatric...
07/14/2026
FDA Approval
FDA Approval
07/09/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
The FDA approval expands the use of marstacimab-hncq (Hympavzi; Pfizer Inc.) for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce bleeding episodes in additional pediatric and inhibitor-positive hemophilia A and B...
07/09/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
06/08/2026
Ashton L. Stahl
A recent multicenter trial assessed azithromycin for moderate-to-severe wheezing in preschool children treated in emergency departments.
06/08/2026
Long COVID Roundup
Long COVID Roundup
05/14/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
Recent studies in children and adults associate long COVID with worsened academic performance, attention difficulties, subjective cognitive impairment, and persistent neurologic and psychiatric symptoms. ...
05/14/2026
Video
Video
05/14/2026
William Schaffner, MD
Dr. William Schaffner, MD, reviews evolving adult vaccination guidance and key opportunities to prevent severe disease in clinical practice.
05/14/2026
Timeline Snapshot
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Timeline Snapshot
04/16/2026
March 2026 included several FDA drug and biologic approvals across a range of therapeutic areas. This timeline highlights the key alerts our publication covered throughout the month, giving readers a quick,...
04/16/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
04/13/2026
Kate Young
A multisite surveillance study published in Pediatrics assessed trends and determinants of influenza antiviral use in hospitalized children across the United States before and during the late COVID-19...
04/13/2026
FDA ALERT
FDA ALERT
03/26/2026
Ashton L. Stahl
The FDA has approved Avlayah (tividenofusp alfa-eknm) for certain pediatric patients with Hunter syndrome, marking the first approval targeting the disease's neurologic complications and offering clinicians...
03/26/2026