Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2019 Meeting

Increased secondhand smoke exposure linked to elevated BP in children, adolescents

Elaine Soliven, 20190528000000

Increased exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) was significantly associated with an elevated blood pressure (BP) in children and adolescents, according to a study presented at PAS* 2019 Meeting.

HPV vaccine uptake low, HCPs highlight strategies to improve coverage

Roshini Claire Anthony, 20190517140203

The low uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the US and strategies to improve HPV vaccine coverage were highlighted in two studies presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting (PAS 2019).

Liraglutide shows promise for adolescents with T2D

Roshini Claire Anthony, 20190514140303

A 26-week regimen of liraglutide effectively improved glycaemic control in adolescents with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who had inadequate response to metformin, according to the results of the phase III Ellipse* trial presented as a poster at the recent Pediatric Academic Societies meeting (PAS 2019).

Text message reminder improves HPV vaccination rate

Elaine Soliven, 20190514104218

The use of text messaging as a reminder for the next human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine dose may help increase the rates of HPV vaccine series completion, according to a study presented at PAS* 2019 Meeting.

‘Eat, Sleep, and Console’ method improves care of opioid-exposed newborns

Audrey Abella, 20190513100000

Use of the novel quality improvement tool ‘Eat, Sleep, and Console’ (ESC) markedly reduced the length of hospitalization stay (LOS) and post-natal use of opiate medications in infants with in utero opioid exposure, according to data presented at PAS 2019.

Vaping tied to sexual, substance-related risk behaviours in teens

Audrey Abella, 20190507100000

Use of electronic vapour products (EVP), or vaping, has been associated with an increased likelihood of engaging in sexual and substance-use risk behaviours among US teenagers, according to data from the 2017 National Youth Risk Behaviour Survey presented at the Paediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2019 Meeting.

Breastfeeding boosts key metabolites for brain growth in VLBW babies

Pearl Toh, 20190501190000

Preterm infants with very low birth weight (VLBW) who were breastfed have significantly higher levels of metabolites important for brain growth and development in their brain tissue compared with formula-fed infants, suggesting that breastfed infants have improved cerebral metabolism at term-equivalent age, according to a study presented at the PAS 2019 Meeting.

Latest study lifts the fog of vaccine safety

Pearl Toh, 20190429190010

Most of the vaccines routinely recommended in the US are safe with no evidence supporting a causal relationship between the vaccines and adverse events following immunization (AEFIs). Also, most of the AEFIs studied occurred rarely, according to a systematic review presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2019 Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, US.