The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the regenerative tissue-based therapy Rethymic for patients with congenital athymia, a rare pediatric immune disorder where the thymus does not develop in utero. This is the first FDA-approved treatment for children born…
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Childhood trauma can make people like morphine more
People who have experienced childhood trauma get a more pleasurable ‘high’ from morphine, new research suggests. University of Exeter scientists compared the effects of morphine on 52 healthy people—27 with a history of childhood abuse and neglect, and 25 who…
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A Major Change? 6-Monthly Leuprolide for Central Precocious Puberty
The 6-month subcutaneously injectable leuprolide acetate (Fensolvi, Tolmar Pharmaceuticals) effectively and safely treats children with central precocious (early) puberty, research suggests. Findings from a 2-year phase 3 study of subcutaneous leuprolide acetate in 62 children with central precocious puberty were…
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Higher BMI in childhood may help protect women against breast cancer in later life, both before and after the menopause
A study of more than 173,000 women in Denmark, presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, suggests that girls with a higher body mass index (BMI) during childhood are less likely than their peers with…
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Sick Kids on Medicaid Need Easy Access to Out-of-State Hospitals
Three-year-old Elizabeth Zakutansky was born with a rare genetic condition that causes multiple seizures. Her neurologist, a top expert on treating her condition, practices at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, less than an hour’s drive from the Zakutanskys’ home in…
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Q&A: Childhood diabetes
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently noticed that my 7-year-old daughter has been drinking more water than usual, even though her activity has not increased. A neighbor mentioned that I should have her screened for diabetes. My daughter is not overweight…
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Meconium may provide clues to fetal-alcohol exposure, forecast behavioral issues later in childhood
Newborn babies with indicators of alcohol in their stool are more likely to face behavioral difficulties later in childhood, according to new study from a team of multi-disciplinary researchers at Case Western Reserve University. The research, published recently in the…
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A Single-County Measles Outbreak Cost Millions, Study Finds
A measles outbreak that infected 72 people in Washington State cost approximately $3.4 million, including costs of the public health response, medical treatment expenses, and productivity losses, according to a study published online March 12 in Pediatrics. With measles outbreaks…
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Shorter Course of Antibiotics Effective for Kids With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A five-day course high-dose amoxicillin works as well as a standard care 10 day course for previously healthy children with community-acquired pneumonia who do not require hospital admission, according to results of the SAFER trial….
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COVID-19 Isolation and an Infant’s Immune System
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Queirra Fenderson, a first-time mom in Fort Washington, MD, gave birth to her daughter, Arya, at the end of December 2019. On the advice of their…
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