Pediatrics
New Drug Therapy Shows Promise for Cystic Fibrosis
An FDA-approved drug cocktail may provide improvement for many patients with this common hereditary disease.
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To further illustrate the mental and physical health benefits of exercise, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends pediatricians encourage physical activity in patients.
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A pediatric cancer patient and his or her family’s main concern should focus on oncology treatments, not if those treatments will cause future infertility. As oncology advances, so do fertility preservation options.
The American...
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Tusker Medical’s Tubes Under Local Anesthesia (Tula) System recently gained approval from the FDA to be used as an alternative treatment for recurrent ear infections.
After a study of more than 200 pediatric patients yielded...
Study Indicates Social Media Use May Not Be as Closely Linked With Anxiety and Depression as Previously Thought
Research from Brigham Young University finds that quality of social media engagement and not social media usage itself may be the determining factor in its effect on young people.
Study Underscores the Difficulty of Diagnosing Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is often misdiagnosed, with potentially far-reaching consequences, but early referral to a specialty clinic for a second opinion can help alleviate the problem, according to a new study.
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People who are genetically predisposed to depression may be able to counteract their increased risk by exercising more, according to Harvard University researchers.
In a new study published in Depression and...
Additional Surgical Procedure Linked to Better ACL Reconstruction Outcomes
The lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) procedure, when performed in conjunction with ACL reconstruction, may reduce young athletes’ risk of graft failure and reinjury, according to a recent clinical trial.
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Young patients with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) — a subtype of transverse myelitis — regained arm function after undergoing nerve transfer surgery, according to the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS).
Most patients with AFM...
New Study Explores Association Between Paternal Smoking and Congenital Heart Defects in Babies
Babies born to fathers who smoke are more likely to have congenital heart defects, according to a recently published study.
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