Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine
FDA says it will ban all menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars
30 Apr, 2021 | 08:29h | UTCFDA says it will ban all menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars – STAT
See also: FDA Moves To Ban Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars – NPR
Chlamydia and gonorrhea: new recommendation to screen sexually active patients under 30
20 Apr, 2021 | 05:42h | UTCRelated USPSTF Draft Statement: Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
[Press release – not published yet] Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine 100% effective against Covid-19 in adolescents
1 Apr, 2021 | 03:52h | UTCPress release: Pfizer-BioNTech Announce Positive Topline Results Of Pivotal Covid-19 Vaccine Study In Adolescents
Commentaries: The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Said to Be Powerfully Protective in Adolescents – The New York Times AND Covid: Children ‘well protected by Pfizer vaccine’ – BBC AND Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows ‘100% Efficacy’ In Adolescents – NPR AND Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens – Associated Press AND Pfizer and BioNTech say vaccine prevents Covid-19 in adolescents – STAT
Commentaries on Twitter
Press release for BNT-Pfizer vaccine efficacy in 2,260 adolescents aged 12 to 15: 0 Covid-19 among vaccinated, 18 in placebo group. Adverse reactions similar to those in 16 to 25 year-olds (no extra data: could be quite high, so eyes on that) https://t.co/mCoLmCtpgv
— Hilda Bastian, PhD (@hildabast) March 31, 2021
This is really terrific
In trial of 2260 adolescents 12-15 year of age, Pfizer vaccine highly effective at preventing infections
18 infections in placebo group
0 infections in vaccine group
Robust antibody response
No serious side-effects
Looking forward to @US_FDA review https://t.co/VymGXOVb5E
— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) March 31, 2021
Higher-Calorie Refeeding in Anorexia Nervosa: 1-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial
31 Mar, 2021 | 03:04h | UTCRelated Randomized trial: In patients with anorexia nervosa, a higher-calorie refeeding approach promotes earlier recovery with no increase in safety events during hospitalization
Researchers identify head impact rates in four major high school sports
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:30h | UTCNews release: Researchers Identify Head Impact Rates in Four Major High School Sports – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Original study: Sport- and Gender-Based Differences in Head Impact Exposure and Mechanism in High School Sports – Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Excited to share our publication in @OJSM_SportsMed with @kristyarb and @drtinamaster! Male and female high school soccer had the highest head impact rate across four sports. Male teams also had higher impact rates than female teams of the same sport.https://t.co/eMOL925s04 https://t.co/elutojRfwJ
— Colin Huber (@Colin_M_Huber) March 18, 2021
Global, regional, and national mortality trends in youth aged 15–24 years between 1990 and 2019: a systematic analysis
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCInvited commentary: The pressing need for better statistics on youth mortality – The Lancet Global Health
New paper on youth mortality (15-24) published in @LancetGH. Mortality rates declined by 34% only between 1990 and 2019, compared to a 59% decline in under-5 mortality. 1.4 million deaths occurred in adolescents and young people aged 15-24 in 2019 #UNIGMEhttps://t.co/NVb5KeYKg7
— Bruno Masquelier (@BrunoMasquelier) March 2, 2021
Systematic review: (Ultra‐)long‐acting insulin analogs for people with type 1 diabetes mellitus
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:14h | UTC(Ultra‐)long‐acting insulin analogues for people with type 1 diabetes mellitus – Cochrane Library
Randomized, crossover trial: A comparison of two hybrid closed-loop systems in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:03h | UTCA comparison of two hybrid closed-loop systems in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes (FLAIR): a multicentre, randomised, crossover trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In a crossover trial of adolescents and young adults with type 1 #diabetes, daytime hyperglycaemia was reduced without increasing hypoglycaemia using the advanced hybrid closed-loop system compared with the 670G system. Read the study: https://t.co/WtU9O3uGkb pic.twitter.com/bf8HV6scKQ
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 18, 2021
The hidden burden of eating disorders: an extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:29h | UTCInvited Commentary: Some of the burden of eating disorders is still hidden – The Lancet Psychiatry
USPSTF Draft Statement: Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Sexually Active Women
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCScreening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
U.S. Guidelines panel recommendation for long-acting injectable antiretroviral regimen in adults and adolescents with HIV
28 Feb, 2021 | 20:34h | UTCWhat’s New in the Guidelines? Panel’s Recommendation for Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine in Persons with HIV
New protocol tested SARS-CoV-2 positivity on day 9 among quarantined student contacts of confirmed cases, resulting in safe reduction in loss of instructional time
26 Feb, 2021 | 08:42h | UTCCommentary: Is the CDC 10-day COVID-19 quarantine guideline enough? – News Medical
Commentary on Twitter
In this study of a 9-day testing protocol for student contacts of confirmed #COVID19 cases in 1 Florida county, a reduction in loss of instructional time was found that was less than what would have occurred with 14-day quarantine https://t.co/YPft2oAvYk
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) February 19, 2021
AAP: 2021 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:01h | UTCRecommendations: Periodicity Schedule
Covid: The devastating toll of the pandemic on children
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:22h | UTCCovid: The devastating toll of the pandemic on children – BBC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Longtime school closures cause major psychological harm to children. School closures also affect their education, future prospects in life and cause further inequality in society. The long-term economic harm of school closures will be felt by all.
1/https://t.co/n7yhUEfXmL— Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois) January 30, 2021
[Abstract Only] Nationwide cohort study in Sweden shows HPV vaccination linked to reduced risk of invasive cervical cancer
1 Oct, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCHPV Vaccination and the Risk of Invasive Cervical Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine
News Release: HPV vaccine effective against cervical cancer – Karolinska Institutet