Pediatrics
From the Journals
Cannabis Use Linked to Brain Thinning in Adolescents
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) causes shrinkage of dendritic arborization — the neurons’ network of antennae that play a critical role in...
Conference Coverage
Pediatric Myasthenia Gravis: Don’t Treat Children Like Adults
From the Journals
What Are the Best Tools for Early Childhood Developmental Concerns?
Conference Coverage
Time to Revisit the Standard Treatment Approach in Children With MS?
Only a few medications are licensed for pediatric use, indicating it may be time to reconsider the standard treatment approach for this patient...
Conference Coverage
Investigational Med for Tourette Syndrome Promising
Ecopipam reduced the primary endpoint of tic severity scores by 30% compared with placebo among 149 patients in the 12-week, phase 2b D1AMOND...
Rare Disease Report 2024
Diagnosing and Managing Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Tips for Practicing Clinicians
Healthcare providers should be familiar enough with Duchenne muscular dystrophy to provide timely diagnosis and early intervention as well as...
Rare Disease Report 2024
Newborn Screening Programs: What Do Clinicians Need to Know?
Feature
AACR Cancer Progress Report: Big Strides and Big Gaps
The report focused on strides made in cancer care, prevention, and early detection and highlighted areas where more research and attention are...
From the Journals
Can Antihistamines Trigger Seizures in Young Kids?
“The benefits and risks of antihistamine use should always be carefully considered, especially when prescribing H1 antihistamines to vulnerable...
From the Journals
Brain Network Significantly Larger in People With Depression, Even in Childhood
The frontostriatal salience network was expanded nearly twofold in the brains of most individuals studied with depression compared with controls...
Commentary
Cancer Treatment 101: A Primer for Non-Oncologists
Doctor explains why he thinks time of diagnosis is the best time for molecular testing of a new malignant tumor.