Pediatrics
From the Journals
Virtual Reality Brings Relief to Hospitalized Patients With Cancer
Patients were randomized to receive either 10 minutes of immersive VR distraction therapy or 10 minutes of two-dimensional guided imagery...
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Should Opioids Be Used for Chronic Cancer Pain?
Prescribing strategies are partly driven by peer pressure, new research suggests.
From the Journals
Few Childhood Cancer Survivors Get Recommended Screenings
‘As many as four out of five of these survivors will develop a serious or life-threatening late effect of their cancer therapy by age 45,’ the...
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Is Melatonin a Valuable Resource or Children’s Health Risk?
Melatonin supplements are unregulated and use in children could carry risks of unintentional dosing and creating poor sleep habits.
From the Journals
Most Cancer Trial Centers Located Closer to White, Affluent Populations
Researchers compare the distributions of patients of different races and socioeconomic statuses to the locations of clinical research facilities...
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New Infant RSV Antibody Treatment Shows Strong Results
Babies who received the new preventive treatment for RSV shortly after birth were 90% less likely to be severely sickened.
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Does Exercise Reduce Cancer Risk? It’s Just Not That Simple
What are the cancer types where exercise makes a difference?
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Do Kids With an October Birthday Have Protection From Flu?
Because of the recommended vaccination schedules, children born in October may benefit from better flu protection.
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Democratic Lawmakers Press Pfizer on Chemotherapy Drug Shortages
The company, which said in May that it was working to assuage critical shortages of methotrexate, carboplatin and cisplatin, is being asked to...
Opinion
Unleashing Our Immune Response to Quash Cancer
“It’s astounding how devious cancer cells and tumor tissue can be.”