Pediatrics (all articles)
RCT: Among pregnant women with primary CMV infection diagnosed before 24 weeks’ gestation, monthly infusion of CMV hyperimmune globulin did not prevent congenital cytomegalovirus infection.
30 Jul, 2021 | 11:42h | UTCA Trial of Hyperimmune Globulin to Prevent Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Hyperimmune Globulin Fails to Prevent Congenital CMV – Physician’s Weekly
Effect of systemic hydrocortisone initiated 7 to 14 days after birth in ventilated preterm infants on mortality and neurodevelopment at 2 years’ corrected age: follow-up of a randomized clinical trial.
29 Jul, 2021 | 10:57h | UTCEffect of Systemic Hydrocortisone Initiated 7 to 14 Days After Birth in Ventilated Preterm Infants on Mortality and Neurodevelopment at 2 Years’ Corrected Age: Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from children and adolescents.
28 Jul, 2021 | 10:08h | UTCHousehold Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Children and Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine
Related:
Covid-19 vaccination prevents transmission from vaccinated to unvaccinated household members.
Study: Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and risk factors for susceptibility and infectivity
A meta-analysis on the role of children in SARS-CoV-2 in household transmission clusters
CDC Report: Transmission of SARS-COV-2 infections in households
The household secondary attack rate of SARS-CoV-2: A rapid review
Commentary on Twitter
In the New England Journal of Medicine, research on SARSCoV2 transmission by kids & teens. In a summer camp outbreak there were 224 cases in kids & teens, ages 7 to 19. After campers returned home, transmission of SARSCoV2 occurred in 35 of 194 households https://t.co/y42Jvwgaew pic.twitter.com/9fXiVsT3iu
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 23, 2021
Cohort study: Neurological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalized children and adolescents in the UK – “around 1 in 20 of children hospitalized with COVID-19 develop brain or nerve complications linked to the viral infection”.
26 Jul, 2021 | 02:58h | UTCCommentaries:
Commentary on Twitter
A UK national prospective study of brain involvement in children hospitalized with covid: wide range of neurologic complications in 51 kidshttps://t.co/4JvjbthgH4 @LancetChildAdol pic.twitter.com/IiXF9bVmKz
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 14, 2021
WHO Guideline on the prevention of drowning through provision of day-care and basic swimming and water safety skills.
26 Jul, 2021 | 02:30h | UTCSee also: World Drowning Prevention Day 2021 (25 July)
News release: Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death – United Nations
Related:
AAP Technical Report | Prevention of Drowning.
Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization
Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization
Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
It's the first-ever World #DrowningPrevention Day
Every year, drowning claims the lives of at least 236,000 people. It's 1 of the ?10 causes of death for people aged 1-24 years
We can all take action to end drowning
Anyone can drown, no one should ?
?https://t.co/9viCLzCx6e pic.twitter.com/ozB4P10z36— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 25, 2021
New series from The Lancet: Physical Activity 2021.
23 Jul, 2021 | 10:37h | UTCHomepage: Physical Activity 2021 – The Lancet (free registration required for all articles)
Summary and commentary: Experts call for immediate action to ensure physical activity is built into everyday lives – News Medical
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
? In the early stages of the #pandemic, #PhysicalActivity was considered *essential* for health by many governments—but inactivity remains a major issue.
Ahead of #Tokyo2020, we launch @TheLancet #PhysicalActivity21 Series ?♀️??
Access here: https://t.co/j0GhLGKAAD pic.twitter.com/mrcOnRPyR6
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 22, 2021
CDC releases new guidelines for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
23 Jul, 2021 | 10:41h | UTCTable of Contents: Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021
Related (just released): WHO Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections.
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Here's my greatest hits from today’s new @CDCSTD #STI Treatment Guidelines: a ?
1)#STI guidelines instead of #STD!
2)Expedited Partner Therapy: not just for “heterosexuals” ?
3)#HepatitisC: screen all pregnant people
4)Rectal/throat GC/CT: consider for non-MSM like teens ? pic.twitter.com/gfEhrWpMKA— Ina Park (@InaParkMD) July 22, 2021
An ESPGHAN Position Paper on the use of breath testing in pediatric gastroenterology.
23 Jul, 2021 | 10:26h | UTC
AAP Policy Statement | Incorporate cardiac risk screening for all youths at least every 3 years.
23 Jul, 2021 | 10:19h | UTCNews release: Policy: Incorporate cardiac risk screening for all youths at least every 3 years – American Academy of Pediatrics
Policy Statement: Sudden Death in the Young: Information for the Primary Care Provider – Pediatrics
Should children get COVID vaccines? What the science says.
22 Jul, 2021 | 11:06h | UTCShould children get COVID vaccines? What the science says – Nature
Opinion | The benefits of a COVID vaccine far outweigh the small risk of treatable heart inflammation.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:57h | UTC
Analysis finds benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh risks of rare cases of myocarditis.
22 Jul, 2021 | 11:05h | UTCNews release: Study finds benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh risks of rare cases of myocarditis – American Heart Association
Original study: Myocarditis with COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines – Circulation
Commentary: Myocarditis and COVID-19 Vaccines: New Review Tackles Knowns, Unknowns – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
Just published ahead of print- Myocarditis with Covid mRNA Vaccines https://t.co/mc2yrr5pDV Mechanisms, benefit of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination over low risk, management strategies – review of all myocarditis cases published to date, CDC&other reports @PeterHotez @ishannovation
— BiykemBozkurt (@BiykemB) July 20, 2021
WHO Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:54h | UTCNews release: Launch WHO guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infection – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
Great see @WHO new guidelines #STIs https://t.co/SgkCtcMDbv BUT hope last edition w syndromic management. Must deliver diagnostic capacity LMICs pic.twitter.com/B7ugeUpIRG
— Michael Marks (@dr_michaelmarks) July 17, 2021
Opinion | Kids aren’t just littler adults – here’s why they need their own clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:55h | UTC
More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:52h | UTCNews release: More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic – NIH News Releases
Original study: Global minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and deaths of caregivers: a modelling study – The Lancet
Invited commentary: Answering the call to support youth orphaned by COVID-19 – The Lancet
Related: Covid-19 Has Created Thousands Of Newly Single Parents And Orphans
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW—Over 1.5 million children lost a parent, custodial grandparent, or other relative who cared for them during the first 14 months of the #COVID19 #pandemic, first global study estimates.
? Read https://t.co/Ug2ADTvO8G (1/2)
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 20, 2021
WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:27h | UTCWHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Related: Millions of children worldwide missed routine vaccinations during the pandemic, study suggests.
Experts recommend Covid jabs for some under-18s in UK – “advice is that 16 to 18-year-olds can be offered a Pfizer jab if they are in a priority group or live with someone who has a weakened immune system”.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:15h | UTCCommentaries: Experts recommend Covid jabs for some under-18s in UK – BBC
AAP Guideline: Evaluation and management of well-appearing febrile infants 8 to 60 days old.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:14h | UTCEvaluation and Management of Well-Appearing Febrile Infants 8 to 60 Days Old – Pediatrics
News Release: AAP releases clinical practice guideline on well-appearing febrile infants – AAP News
Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:04h | UTCRelated: Millions of children worldwide missed routine vaccinations during the pandemic, study suggests.
Long-term Symptoms After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents – “This study found a low prevalence of symptoms compatible with long COVID in a randomly selected cohort of children assessed 6 months after serologic testing”.
16 Jul, 2021 | 11:06h | UTCLong-term Symptoms After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents – JAMA
Deaths from COVID ‘incredibly rare’ among children.
16 Jul, 2021 | 10:58h | UTCDeaths from COVID ‘incredibly rare’ among children – Nature
Long COVID and kids: scientists race to find answers – “Children get long COVID too, but researchers are still working to determine how frequently and how severely”.
15 Jul, 2021 | 09:23h | UTCLong COVID and kids: scientists race to find answers – Nature
Millions of children worldwide missed routine vaccinations during the pandemic, study suggests.
15 Jul, 2021 | 09:24h | UTCMillions of children worldwide missed routine vaccinations during the pandemic, study suggests – CNN
Invited Commentary: Disruptions to childhood immunisation due to the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet
Cohort study: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine associated with 78% lower risk of Covid-19 in pregnancy.
14 Jul, 2021 | 11:20h | UTCBetween BNT162b2 Vaccination and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnant Women – JAMA
Commentary: Pfizer COVID vaccine shows 78% efficacy in pregnancy – CIDRAP
New Zealand children falling ill in high numbers due to Covid ‘immunity debt’.
14 Jul, 2021 | 11:16h | UTCNew Zealand children falling ill in high numbers due to Covid ‘immunity debt’ – The Guardian
Related: New Zealand, where Covid-19 is dormant, fights another respiratory virus – The New York Times