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Babies who weigh ≥8.5 kg can safely be administered with onasemnogene abeparvovec for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, a new study has found.
In neonates who have asymptomatic hypoglycaemia in the first 48 hours of life, administering dextrose gel is useful and minimizes requirement for intravenous fluids, as shown in a study.
In one-fifth of patients, late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) manifests within 15 years of detection, a recent study has found. Newborn screening (NBS) can help detect LOPD early despite having no symptoms, and may lead to timely treatment administration.
Adolescents with isolated systolic hypertension (ISH), including the spurious hypertension (sHTN) subtype, show more noticeable markers of cardiac end-organ damage, higher aortic stiffness, and stroke volume than those with white-coat hypertension (WCH), a study has shown.
A large study by the US National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) has identified factors associated with the risk of severe disease among children with SARS-CoV-2 infection as well as factors tied to an increased risk of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) as compared to acute COVID-19.
In pregnant women, the use of serotonergic antidepressants does not appear to put babies at risk of developing seizures or epilepsy, as reported in a study.
In infants born preterm, the nasal microbiome seems to correlate with the incidence and severity of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, reports a recent study.
Special Reports
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That COVID-19 mostly spared children might be changing. The Delta variant has taken a severe, unthinkable toll on kids – at least in Arkansas, US, reports an expert at IDWeek 2021.
A large retrospective study from the US, presented at IDWeek 2021, has shown that the Abbott ID NOW rapid molecular COVID-19 assay is highly sensitive and specific at detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in a paediatric population.
A rapid and affordable test for diagnosing COVID-19 outside the walls of the healthcare units could improve case-finding, contact tracing, and infection control, says an expert during a pre-ECCMID 2021 session.
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In a webinar held on 27 March 2021, paediatric
endocrinology nurses Karen Blair,
Kate Davies, and Siti Zarina Yaakop shared
insights and clinical experience based
on their frontline roles in caring for patients
with central precocious puberty (CPP)
and supporting their family members.
Primary immunodeficiency disease (PIDD) and allergies are two groups of conditions related to the immune system. However, they are uniquely different in terms of symptoms and treatment.
Conference Reports
Maternal administration of antibiotics prior to Caesarean section (CS) disrupts infant microbial colonization, according to the findings of the MAMI* trial presented at WCPGHAN 2021.
A new infant formula supplemented with bioactive nutrients — containing MFGM* components, LC-PUFAs**, and synbiotics — may improve neurocognitive function and brain development in healthy children at 6 years of age, according to the COGNIS*** study presented at WCPGHAN 2021.
A novel anti-regurgitation (AR) formula combining carob bean gum (CBG) with prebiotics and postbiotics was found to have a more pronounced benefit for infants with more severe gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, according to the results of a post hoc analysis presented at WCPGHAN 2021.
Coeliac disease cases among school age children have doubled over two and a half decades, and without a wider screening strategy, most cases will remain undiagnosed, as shown in the CELI SCREEN trial.
A recent European survey has found major discrepancies and gaps in hospital policies and procedures to prevent the direct transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from mother to child, particularly before and after birth.
Children whose mothers had taken fish oil supplements during the second half of pregnancy appeared to have better problem-solving skills and attention focus at age 10 vs those whose mothers had consumed folic acid alone or no supplements at all in a study presented at WCPGHAN 2021.
The addition of the monoclonal antibody dupilumab to a standard topical corticosteroid (TCS) regimen led to significant improvements in scoring AD (SCORAD*) and its components, as well as EASI** scores, in children with severe atopic dermatitis (AD), according to data from the phase III LIBERTY AD PEDS trial presented at PAS 2021.
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