Many pediatric patients who are recommended to receive two doses of the influenza vaccine do not receive both doses, despite vaccinations being associated with a significant decrease in the risk of...
In a randomized clinical trial presented at Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, researchers compared an extended period of optical treatment (wearing glasses) with early eye...
To guide prevention efforts for fatal poisonings in pediatric patients, the authors of a recent study examined characteristics of death from poisoning in young children within the United States.
This COVID-19 roundup includes coverage of the FDA’s simpler vaccination schedule and authorization of new treatment, decline in pediatric asthma diagnoses during pandemic, and a new treatment combination...
This COVID-19 roundup includes coverage of the FDA’s amendment to its emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech booster for pediatric patients, acute myocardial infection deaths rose during omicron...
The FDA has approved a treatment for Friedreich ataxia after the results of randomized, placebo-controlled study indicate a strong effectiveness in treatment.
The updates and recommendations by the CDC and several organizations include the addition of the COVID-19 vaccine for pediatric patients and a new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
This COVID-19 roundup includes research on an alternative therapy to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, a vaccine regimen that protects pregnant women and infants against certain variants, pegylated interferon lambda...
In a recent clinical trial, researchers determined that mothers who took vitamin D supplements during pregnancy reduced the risk of atopic eczema in the baby’s first year.
