Starting ADHD Medications May Lower Death Risk Swedish patients who initiated ADHD drugs had a lower risk of death from unnatural causes Mar 12, 2024
Dapivirine Vaginal Ring, Oral PrEP Safe for HIV Prevention in Pregnancy Interventions needed to prevent a catastrophe in maternal and infant outcomes, says researcher Mar 12, 2024
Breastfeeding While Taking MS Monoclonal Antibody Drugs Appears Safe No negative effects on early infant development or health seen Mar 11, 2024
Online Obesity Program Helped Primary Care Patients Lose Weight Weight regain was less in the groups who participated in 9 months of active maintenance Mar 11, 2024
Treating Kids' HCV Early May Boost Lifetime Health Outcomes and Save Money Modeling study suggests benefits for treating at age 3 instead of age 6 Mar 11, 2024
Trump's Anti-Vax Rhetoric; Amputations After NFL Game; 'Overdose' or 'Poisoning'? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Mar 11, 2024
Cardiometabolic Disorders Tend to Accompany a 'Lazy Eye' Persistent amblyopia associated with myocardial infarction and death Mar 08, 2024
CDC: Nirsevimab 90% Effective Against RSV Hospitalization in Infants But effectiveness over a full RSV season expected to be lower, researchers caution Mar 08, 2024
Wegovy Approved for Major Heart Disease Prevention New indication for patients with obesity or overweight and a history of cardiovascular disease Mar 08, 2024
One-Week GLP-1 Agonist Hold Not Enough Before Anesthesia? Even following this rule, increased residual gastric content still prevalent Mar 07, 2024
Kids' Atopic Dermatitis Tied to Higher Risks of Learning, Memory Difficulties Association primarily limited to children with neurodevelopmental comorbidities Mar 06, 2024
Latest COVID Shots Protect Against Serious Outcomes Effectiveness against COVID-related hospitalization ranged from 43% to 52% Mar 04, 2024
School Shootings in U.S. Reach Highest Recorded Levels Fatality rate of school mass shootings also has increased Mar 04, 2024
Teen Therapy and Psychiatry Online: Hit or Miss? It's time to expand school-based mental health services Mar 03, 2024
'The Good Doctors' -- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Medicine Strengths, challenges, and stories of "real" Dr. Shaun Murphys Mar 02, 2024
Epinephrine Nasal Spray Starts Reversing Allergic Reactions in Minutes After FDA rejection, needle-free EpiPen alternative bolsters its case with small challenge study Mar 01, 2024
Placenta Issues Linked to Newborns' Brain Aberrations in Congenital Heart Disease Study supports hypothesis that placental abnormalities are intertwined with brain development Mar 01, 2024
Peanut Allergen Sensitization Seen in Younger Siblings of LEAP Study Participants If peanuts were introduced in the first year of life, however, this effect was reduced Mar 01, 2024
Rumors on Kate Middleton's Health Swirl; Alcohol Deaths Surge; 1 in 8 Have Obesity Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Mar 01, 2024
Indoor Pest Exposures Tied to Respiratory Issues in Kids With Asthma Mice, cockroach allergens associated with upper respiratory infections with reduced lung function Feb 29, 2024
Psilocybin-Related Calls to U.S. Poison Centers Rise Among Youths Exposures among teens, young adults jumped after 2018, when states began decriminalization Feb 28, 2024
A Global Meeting of the Minds at Davos: What's on the Horizon for Health? A look at key takeaways from this year's meeting Feb 28, 2024
Dupilumab Cuts Lung Inflammation, Breaks Up Mucus Plugs in Asthma Patients In VESTIGE trial, IL-4/IL-13 blocker also improved airway volumes and airflow Feb 26, 2024
Do Antiseizure Meds During Pregnancy Influence Kids' Epilepsy Risk? Analyses suggest heritability, other factors are more to blame than the drugs themselves Feb 26, 2024
Drug Slashes Risk of Severe Allergic Reactions to Multiple Foods Benefits with omalizumab shown for patients with nut, milk, egg, and wheat allergies Feb 26, 2024
Extreme Heat Tied to Preterm Birth, but 'Greenness' Helps Communities should "prioritize the planting of additional trees and grasses Feb 26, 2024
Motor Function in Spinal Muscular Atrophy May Improve With Adjunctive Apitegromab Effect seen with background nusinersen therapy Feb 23, 2024
FDA OKs Device for Pediatric Kidney Injury Due to Sepsis The device was granted a Humanitarian Device Exemption approval Feb 23, 2024
CDC Addresses Rebound of Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Kids Numbers were indeed up in the fall of 2023, but higher before the pandemic Feb 23, 2024
Florida Defies CDC Amid Measles Outbreak, Says Unvaccinated Kids Can Attend School CDC advises that unvaccinated students stay home from school for 3 weeks after exposure Feb 23, 2024
Most Sudden Infant Death Cases Had Multiple Unsafe Sleep Factors Clinicians can use evidence to "shape conversations on safe sleep guidance," researchers said Feb 20, 2024
Potential Biomarker for Perforated Appendicitis Shows Link to Severe Sepsis Test that can differentiate between simple and perforated appendicitis is "highly desirable" Feb 20, 2024
For Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Prescribed Opioids, No Patterns of Misuse Emerged Number of vaso-occlusive crises tied to days' supply Feb 19, 2024
Hypertension, Diabetes in Pregnancy Affects Offspring's Heart Health in Adolescence Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes are both on the rise Feb 16, 2024
Highly Effective Therapies Early in Pediatric MS Linked to Reduced Relapse Risk Study supports starting kids on high-efficacy drugs, but long-term safety studies are crucial Feb 16, 2024
First Drug OK'd for Reducing Allergic Reactions From Multiple Foods 68% of patients who received omalizumab tolerated a single dose of peanut after 16-20 weeks Feb 16, 2024
U.S. Probes Role of Supply Chain Middlemen in Generic Shortages Goal: identify "root causes" and "potential solutions" Feb 15, 2024
Umbilical Cord Milking in Non-Vigorous Infants Didn't Impact Neurodevelopment MINVI trial follow-up shows comparable neurodevelopment with early cord clamping Feb 14, 2024
New Acne Guidelines Recommend Topical Combinations, Judicious Use of Antibiotics Conditional approval for novel treatments, doxycycline over minocycline for antibiotic therapy Feb 14, 2024