Pediatrics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) from MannKind Corporation for Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder in children and adolescents living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The application has been assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target
Pediatrics
In a groundbreaking medical achievement, the WashU Medicine Heart Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital has performed the first pediatric 'domino' partial heart transplant in the Midwest. The procedure, which has only been done at seven other hospitals in the U.S., required the skill of
Pediatrics
A team of specialists at St. Louis Children's Hospital and the WashU Medicine Heart Center performed the first living pediatric "domino" partial heart transplant in the Midwest, a highly complex surgery that required the skills of over 20 medical professionals working in tandem. This groundbreaking procedure,
Pediatrics
Research conducted at the Department of Health Sciences by NewsRx correspondents has shed new light on the Fear-Avoidance Model of Pain (FAM) in children with persistent pain. According to the study, pain-related fear plays a significant role in the development and maintenance of avoidant behavior. A Swedish version of the
Pediatrics
A recent study conducted by investigators at Johns Hopkins University emphasizes the need for ongoing education and mentorship among junior pediatric neurosurgeons. The research, published in the Journal of Neurosurgery, reveals that these young surgeons often practice in isolation or small practice groups, highlighting the importance of distance learning methods
Pediatrics
A study published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology examined the relationship between prospective memory demands, forgetting, and well-being in parents of children with chronic conditions. Researchers from the Catholic University of America conducted an online survey of 149 parents, measuring factors such as prospective memory demands, PM forgetting, parenting
Pediatrics
A new study has highlighted the need for better implementation of genetic evaluation for congenital hearing loss (HL) in newborns in the state of Ohio. The research, conducted by Nationwide Children's Hospital, found that only 51% of providers refer patients for a genetics evaluation, and less than 10%
Pediatrics
A new study conducted at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Bangalore, India, has shed light on the diverse presentation and treatment of neurotransmitter disorders in children. Researchers examined the clinical and laboratory features of 29 children with these rare conditions, which include defects in neurotransmitter synthesis, transport,
Pediatrics
A team of researchers from Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, has reported a rare case of optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM) in a pediatric patient. The study highlights the effectiveness of endoscopic endonasal surgery in treating this condition, particularly in young patients with quickly
Pediatrics
Researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of neurodegenerative diseases, shedding light on the role of sphingolipid dysregulation in childhood-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study, published in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, reveals a novel variant linked to
Pediatrics
Researchers from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found that childhood cancer survivors who carried common variants in the TTN and BAG3 genes had a significantly reduced risk of developing late-onset cancer therapy-related cardiomyopathy (CCM). The study, published in the JAMA Network Open, analyzed data from over 4,
Pediatrics
Researchers from the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli have published a study in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, investigating the best cut-off of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) to predict metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in youths with overweight/obesity. The multicenter, cross-sectional study analyzed data from 2813 youths
