Pediatrics
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Partial immunization leaves children and communities at risk, study finds
The strongest association with not completing the vaccine series was moving across state lines and not having insurance.
From the Journals
Phenotypes drive antibiotic response in youth with bronchiectasis
Ethnicity and auscultatory findings were factors predicting response; data may improve antibiotic stewardship.
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Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds
On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags...
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ACS officer provides ASCO highlights: Targeting hidden cancer, AI in oncology
A pair of new studies show that drugs can reduce cancer risk when cells are elusive.
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What will vaping lead to? Emerging research shows damage, and addiction
Vaping may worsen bronchitis and asthma, raise blood pressure, and interfere with brain development in young users.
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Sleep duration of Black infants increased by intervention
Findings may help address long-standing inequities in babies’ sleep which may lead to poorer outcomes, including higher obesity rates, for Black...
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Liquid albuterol shortage effects reduced by alternative drugs, similar shortages may be increasingly common
The shortage of 0.5% albuterol sulfate inhalation solution gained increased attention earlier this month when Akorn Pharmaceuticals – one of just...
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Pandemic hit Black children harder, study shows
Black children died of COVID-related causes 2.7 times more often than White children and were hospitalized 2.2 times more often than White...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: A look back as the fourth year begins
Incidence measures continue to decline after the winter without a tripledemic.
From the Journals
Gestational diabetes affects fetal lung development
Exomes associated with diabetes mellitus impeded the growth and maturation of fetal lungs.