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Systematic Review | Probiotics’ potential in preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in very preterm, VLBW infants warrants further research

31 Jul, 2023 | 13:51h | UTC

Probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birth weight infants – Cochrane Library

 


UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools

28 Jul, 2023 | 14:26h | UTC

Report: Technology in education – UNESCO

News Releases:

UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools – UN News

Smartphones in school? Only when they clearly support learning – UNESCO

Commentary: ‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools – The Guardian

 


WHO world drowning prevention day 2023

27 Jul, 2023 | 13:12h | UTC

World Drowning Prevention Day 2023 – World Health Organization

Report: Hidden depths: the global investment case for drowning prevention – World Health Organization

Related:

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update

Tracing the emergence of drowning prevention on the global health and development agenda: a policy analysis – The Lancet Global Health

WHO Guideline on the prevention of drowning through provision of day-care and basic swimming and water safety skills – World health Organization

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update

Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics

The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study – Injury Prevention

Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization

Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization

Hidden Hazards: An Exploration of Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children – Safe Kids Worldwide

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 


RCT | Limited antibiotic efficacy in children with sinusitis lacking nasopharyngeal pathogens

27 Jul, 2023 | 13:08h | UTC

Identifying Children Likely to Benefit From Antibiotics for Acute Sinusitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Acute Bacterial Sinusitis: Limitations of Test-Based Treatment – JAMA (free for a limited period)

News Release: Bacterial testing in kids with sinusitis could slash antibiotic use – University of Pittsburgh

Commentary: Trial suggests bacterial test could reduce antibiotics in kids with sinusitis – CIDRAP

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Scientific Statement | Addressing childhood obesity to reduce adult CV risk through lifestyle

27 Jul, 2023 | 13:03h | UTC

Lifestyle interventions to change trajectories of obesity-related cardiovascular risk from childhood onset to manifestation in adulthood: a joint scientific statement of the task force for childhood health of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology and the European Childhood Obesity Group – European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

News Release: How to stop obese children having heart disease in adulthood – European Society of Cardiology

 


Review | Pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease: recent developments

27 Jul, 2023 | 12:57h | UTC

Inflammatory bowel disease: recent developments – Archives of Disease in Childhood

 


Podcast | Celiac disease pearls

27 Jul, 2023 | 12:53h | UTC

#89: Celiac Disease – The Great Mimicker – The Cribsiders

 


M-A | Oral isotretinoin and triple topical therapies found most effective in acne vulgaris treatment

26 Jul, 2023 | 13:13h | UTC

Comparative Efficacy of Pharmacological Treatments for Acne Vulgaris: A Network Meta-Analysis of 221 Randomized Controlled Trials – Annals of Family Medicine

News Release: Meta-analysis of research on acne reveals that oral isotretinoin, followed by topical antibiotic, benzoyl peroxide and retinoid, are most effective treatments – American Academy of Family Physicians

 


Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its etiologies, 1990–2019

25 Jul, 2023 | 13:55h | UTC

Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet Neurology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Key factors associated with quality of postnatal care: a pooled analysis of 23 countries

25 Jul, 2023 | 13:50h | UTC

Key factors associated with quality of postnatal care: a pooled analysis of 23 countries – eClinicalMedicine

 


RCT | No significant impact of low-dose 0.01% atropine on myopia progression in children

25 Jul, 2023 | 13:40h | UTC

Low-Dose 0.01% Atropine Eye Drops vs Placebo for Myopia Control: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Ophthalmology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

See also: Visual Abstract

Author Interview: Low-Dose 0.01% Atropine Eye Drops vs Placebo for Myopia Control – JAMA

Commentary: Atropine 0.01 Percent Eye Drops Do Not Slow Myopia Progression – HealthDay

Related:

RCT | 0.01% atropine effective in reducing progression of myopia in children over 3 years

RCT | Effect of repeated low-level red light on myopia prevention among children in China with premyopia

Efficacy of atropine for myopia control in children: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library

RCT | Effect of low-concentration atropine eyedrops vs. placebo on myopia incidence in children

Crossover RCT | Spectacle lenses with highly aspherical lenslets for slowing myopia.

RCT | Effect of text messaging parents of school-aged children on outdoor time to control myopia.

RCT | Myopia control effect of repeated low-level red-light therapy in children.

RCT: Spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets for myopia control vs. single-vision spectacle lenses.

Randomized trial: Effect of High add power, medium add power, or single-vision contact lenses on myopia progression in children

 


M-A | Early NIPPV likely reduces the risk of respiratory failure and intubation in very preterm infants

25 Jul, 2023 | 13:39h | UTC

Early nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) versus early nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) for preterm infants – Cochrane Library

 


RCT | Planned delivery from 34 weeks’ gestation effectively reduces pre-eclampsia related morbidity and mortality in LMICs

24 Jul, 2023 | 13:10h | UTC

Planned delivery or expectant management for late preterm pre-eclampsia in low-income and middle-income countries (CRADLE-4): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet

Related:

RCT | Planned delivery for pre-eclampsia between 34 and 37 weeks of gestation

M-A | Planned delivery or expectant management in preeclampsia.

Randomized Trial: Planned Early Delivery vs. Expectant Management for Late Preterm Pre-eclampsia

 


M-A | Exposure to smoke, overcrowding, poor living conditions, and contact with TB cases identified as risk conditions for pediatric TB

24 Jul, 2023 | 12:43h | UTC

Risk factors for the development of tuberculosis among the pediatric population: a systematic review and meta-analysis – European Journal of Pediatrics

 


Phase 2 Trial | Maternal GBS6 vaccine shows promise in infant group B strep prevention

21 Jul, 2023 | 13:34h | UTC

Potential for Maternally Administered Vaccine for Infant Group B Streptococcus – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Maternal strep B vaccine slashes risk of infection among infants – CIDRAP

 


USPSTF Statement | Evidence lacking for lipid disorders screening in asymptomatic children and adolescents

20 Jul, 2023 | 11:13h | UTC

Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA

Evidence Report: Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA

Editorial: Still “on the Fence” About Universal Childhood Lipid Screening: The USPSTF Reaffirms an I Statement – JAMA

Patient Page: Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents – JAMA

Commentary: USPSTF: Screening Kids for Lipid Disorders Still Needs More Data – TCTMD

 


Prospective Study | Intelligence likely remains intact after pediatric concussion

20 Jul, 2023 | 11:06h | UTC

IQ After Pediatric Concussion – Pediatrics (free for a limited period)

Commentaries:

IQ After Pediatric Concussion: Clinical Considerations – Pediatrics

No Evidence Seen for Differences in IQ After Pediatric Concussion – HealthDay

Concussions do not affect IQ in children, study finds – News Medical

 


RCT | Preterm infants show same feeding tolerance with NCPAP or HHHFNC

20 Jul, 2023 | 11:01h | UTC

Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure vs Heated Humidified High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Feeding Intolerance in Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome: The ENTARES Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Changing oxygenation strategies not associated with differences in feeding intolerance in preterm infants – Physician’s Weekly

 


Nationwide Cohort Study | Adolescent hypertension linked with increased stroke risk in young adulthood

18 Jul, 2023 | 13:49h | UTC

Adolescent Hypertension Is Associated With Stroke in Young Adulthood: A Nationwide Cohort of 1.9 Million Adolescents – Stroke

Commentary: The Relationship Between Adolescent Hypertension and Stroke Risk After Age 40 Years – Neurology Advisor

 


Guideline | Prevention and management of childhood progressive myopia

18 Jul, 2023 | 13:35h | UTC

Prevention and management of childhood progressive myopia: National consensus guidelines – Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

 


Retrospective Analysis | Inconsistencies in pediatric drug dosing found in over half of prehospital emergency drug administrations

17 Jul, 2023 | 13:50h | UTC

Deviation From National Dosing Recommendations for Children Having Out-of-hospital Emergencies – Pediatrics

Commentaries:

Children and Drug Dosing Variations When in Transit to the Hospital – AAP Journals Blog

Variation Seen in Dosing of Meds at Prehospital Pediatric Encounters – HealthDay

 


Guidelines and recommendations for performance of the fetal echocardiogram

17 Jul, 2023 | 13:45h | UTC

Guidelines and Recommendations for Performance of the Fetal Echocardiogram: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography

 


Comparative Study | Genomic sequencing yields higher diagnostic results than targeted neonatal gene test in suspected genetic disorders

17 Jul, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC

Rapid Whole-Genomic Sequencing and a Targeted Neonatal Gene Panel in Infants With a Suspected Genetic Disorder – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Author Interview: Genomic Sequencing for Ill Newborns – JAMA

News Release: Genome sequencing highly effective at diagnosing genetic disorders in newborns and infants – Tufts University

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 


Cohort Study | Intermittent hypoxemia is associated with unfavorable respiratory outcomes in extremely preterm infants

17 Jul, 2023 | 13:28h | UTC

Cardiorespiratory Monitoring Data to Predict Respiratory Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

 


Impact of newborn screening on severe combined immunodeficiency survival: results from a 36-year longitudinal study

14 Jul, 2023 | 12:45h | UTC

Measuring the effect of newborn screening on survival after haematopoietic cell transplantation for severe combined immunodeficiency: a 36-year longitudinal study from the Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Newborn screening facilitates early identification of infants with severe combined immunodeficiency – NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/News Medical

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


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