Pediatrics – Adolescent Medicine
Guideline: Treatment of unspecific back pain in children and adolescents.
29 Mar, 2022 | 09:52h | UTC
Test-negative, case-control study: effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 in adolescents.
24 Mar, 2022 | 09:44h | UTCEffectiveness of BNT162b2 against COVID-19 in adolescents – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Commentary on Twitter
Our paper on #COVID19 vaccine effectiveness in teenagers (12-17y) is published @TheLancetInfDis. Rapid waning of protection against symptomatic disease, esp with omicron. Vaccines did reduce delta hospitalisations but too early to assess omicron effects
— Shamez Ladhani (@ShamezLadhani) March 23, 2022
Cohort Study: Patterns of early life weight gain and female onset of puberty.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:46h | UTCPatterns of Early Life Weight Gain and Female Onset of Puberty – Journal of the Endocrine Society
Commentary: Early life weight gain predicts pubertal onset in girls – Healio
National, regional, and global causes of mortality in 5–19-year-olds from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCInvited commentary: Child and adolescent deaths: a call for strengthening mortality surveillance systems – The Lancet Global Health
Myocarditis following COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccination among adolescents in Hong Kong.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:43h | UTCMyocarditis Following COVID-19 BNT162b2 Vaccination Among Adolescents in Hong Kong – JAMA Pediatrics
Commentary: Study: Dosing change could reduce COVID-19 vaccine heart side effect in teens – UPI
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Myocarditis after BNT162b2 vaccination in Israeli adolescents.
[Preprint] Risk of myocarditis following sequential COVID-19 vaccinations by age and sex.
Heart-inflammation risk from Pfizer COVID vaccine is very low.
Novavax says protein vaccine works for kids as young as 12.
13 Feb, 2022 | 22:54h | UTCNovavax says protein vaccine works for kids as young as 12 – Associated Press
Press Release: Novavax Announces Positive Results of COVID-19 Vaccine in Pediatric Population of PREVENT-19 Phase 3 Clinical Trial
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Opinion | The mRNA vaccines are extraordinary, but Novavax is even better.
RCT: Novavax vaccine is 49.4% effective against B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 variant.
New COVID-19 vaccines: here’s how the promising Novavax and Johnson & Johnson jabs work
Covid-19: Novavax vaccine efficacy is 86% against UK variant and 60% against South African variant
Though rare, Moderna Covid vaccine recipients have higher risk of heart inflammation than Pfizer.
9 Feb, 2022 | 10:06h | UTCRelated:
[Preprint] Risk of myocarditis following sequential COVID-19 vaccinations by age and sex.
[Preprint] Post-marketing active surveillance of myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in persons aged 12-39 years in Italy.
9 Feb, 2022 | 10:08h | UTCRelated:
Myocarditis after BNT162b2 vaccination in Israeli adolescents.
[Preprint] Risk of myocarditis following sequential COVID-19 vaccinations by age and sex.
Heart-inflammation risk from Pfizer COVID vaccine is very low.
Commentary on Twitter
The incidence of mRNA vaccine myocarditis or pericarditis in Italy in ~3 million vaccinees age 12-39. Excess cases per 100,000; orange is 2nd dose, blue 1st dose. https://t.co/xvdV4qSdHw
Pfizer:~1/100,000 age 12-39, all 2nd dose
Moderna,: >5/100,000, age 12-39, and some 1st dose pic.twitter.com/Y1jfGrU53v— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 9, 2022
Summary: 2021 CDC guidelines on sexually transmitted infections.
7 Feb, 2022 | 08:33h | UTC2021 CDC guidelines on sexually transmitted infections – Family Medicine
Original Guideline: CDC releases new guidelines for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
Related: WHO Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections.
Systematic Review: School closures during social lockdown and mental health, health behaviors, and well-being among children and adolescents during the first Covid-19 wave.
19 Jan, 2022 | 09:00h | UTCEditorial: Pandemic Recovery for Children—Beyond Reopening Schools – JAMA Pediatrics
Commentary: More Behavioral Issues Reported in Children When School Is Virtual – Psychiatric News Alert
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M-A: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19.
Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health.
More data on the harmful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of adolescents.
COVID has caused ‘mass trauma,’ worsening mental health globally.
COVID’s mental-health toll: how scientists are tracking a surge in depression
WHO: COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/benryanwriter/status/1483482171000111111
Observational study in adolescents showed the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had an overall effectiveness of 94% against hospitalization and 98% against critical Covid-19.
13 Jan, 2022 | 09:00h | UTCEditorial: Sparing of Severe Covid-19 in Vaccinated Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine
The COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains?
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:53h | UTCThe COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains? – Nature
Case series with 139 adolescents and young adults with suspected myocarditis following mRNA vaccination showed most cases had a mild clinical course and rapid resolution of symptoms.
7 Dec, 2021 | 10:19h | UTCNews Release: Young people recover quickly from rare myocarditis side effect of COVID-19 vaccine – American Heart Association
A national HPV vaccination program in England was associated with an estimated reduction in cervical cancer rates of 87% for those offered the vaccine at age 12–13 years.
4 Nov, 2021 | 09:58h | UTCRelated:
CDC: 92% of Human Papillomavirus–Attributable Cancers can be Targeted by HPV Vaccination
Meta-Analysis: Population-level Impact of HPV Vaccination Programs
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Cervical cancer rates 87% lower in women offered vaccination against human papillomavirus (#HPV) between ages 12-13 than in previous generations, English study confirms.
First direct evidence of cervical cancer prevention using bivalent vaccine: https://t.co/HdQbGIKxZp pic.twitter.com/PMFermHGOv
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) November 3, 2021
Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health.
3 Nov, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCCommentary: Kids nearly doubled screen time during the pandemic, but there is something you can do about it – CNN
Commentary from the author on Twitter
🚨 New @UCSF study in @JAMAPediatrics 🚨
Recreational #ScreenTime in teens doubled to nearly 8⃣ hours per day during the #COVID19 #pandemic, excluding screen time for school.
⬆️ screen time linked to
⬇️ mental health
⬆️ stress
⬇️ social support🔗 https://t.co/04RhNIAh4r 📺 pic.twitter.com/f2PvETdFbF
— Jason Nagata, MD (@jasonmnagata) November 1, 2021
M-A: Risk factors for poor prognosis in children and adolescents with COVID-19.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:24h | UTC
Pfizer vaccine showed estimated effectiveness of 93% against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in adolescents.
21 Oct, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The remarkably high effectiveness (VE) of vaccination for teens vs the Delta variant in over 94,000 vaccinees and 94,000 matched controls: 93% VE vs symptomatic infection (95% CI 88,97) https://t.co/wwoXlw7PH9@NEJM pic.twitter.com/8m3fJ7avc5
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 20, 2021
Editorial | Clinical ethics: consent for vaccination in children.
3 Oct, 2021 | 22:53h | UTCClinical ethics: consent for vaccination in children – Archives of Disease in Childhood
Covid: Single jab recommended for 12 to 15-year-olds by UK’s top doctors.
14 Sep, 2021 | 10:05h | UTCCovid: Single jab recommended for 12 to 15-year-olds by UK’s top doctors – BBC
See also: Covid-19: Children aged 12-15 should be offered vaccine, say UK’s chief medical officers – The BMJ
CDC report: Hospitalization rates for Covid-19 were 10 times higher among unvaccinated than among fully vaccinated adolescents.
7 Sep, 2021 | 10:52h | UTCCommentaries:
More kids hospitalized with Covid-19 in states with lower vaccination rates, CDC report finds – CNN
Child COVID hospital cases up in low-vaccination states – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
From late June to mid-August, there was a 10x increase in the rate of hospitalizations among children ages 0-4 with #COVID19 while the #DeltaVariant was widely circulating. It is critical for children to #maskup and get vaccinated if eligible. Learn more: https://t.co/aHC1vYdKVG. pic.twitter.com/uUeNPG6d5r
— CDC (@CDCgov) September 3, 2021
RCT: Evaluation of Moderna mRNA vaccine in adolescents.
12 Aug, 2021 | 09:58h | UTCEvaluation of mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine
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Commentaries on Twitter
The mRNA-1273 vaccine was effective in preventing #COVID19 in 12-to-17-year-olds. Immune response was similar to young adults. https://t.co/aC3Dmjqe2T pic.twitter.com/9RxgHApW29
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 11, 2021
The @moderna_tx covid vaccine trial in 3,732 teens, placebo-controlled, published today @NEJM with both excellent safety profile and efficacy vs covid, and immune response as least as good as young adults https://t.co/PVmhjwgwsU pic.twitter.com/3uCmteaWNx
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 11, 2021
M-A: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19.
10 Aug, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCCommentary: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19 – The Conversation
Original study: Global Prevalence of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents During COVID-19: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics
Editorial: Addressing the Global Crisis of Child and Adolescent Mental Health – JAMA Pediatrics
Related:
More data on the harmful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of adolescents.
COVID has caused ‘mass trauma,’ worsening mental health globally.
COVID’s mental-health toll: how scientists are tracking a surge in depression
WHO: COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Many are rightfully sounding the alarm to a youth #mentalhealth crisis. Our meta-analysis of 29 studies w >80,000 youth worldwide in @JAMAPediatrics, shows 1 in 4 youth had elevated depression or anxiety during #COVID19. A thread 🧵 https://t.co/etIdZTHnme
— Dr. Sheri Madigan (she/her) (@sherimadigan) August 9, 2021
NICE Guideline | Management of Acne Vulgaris.
10 Aug, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCAcne vulgaris: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 – “Only 25 (1.8%) of 1379 children experienced symptoms for at least 56 days.”
4 Aug, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCInvited commentary: Citizen science and biomedical research (free registration required)
Commentaries:
Long Covid uncommon in children, analysis finds – King’s College London
Study finds long-term Covid symptoms rare in school-age children – The Guardian
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Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
Commentary on Twitter
New @LancetChildAdol is a very reassuring prospective study of >250,000 children, >1700 with + covid test, age 5-17, that shows the risk for chronic Covid symptoms is quite low; 4.4% beyond 4 weekshttps://t.co/XVFs0UtHWC pic.twitter.com/XBVH5wmFve
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 3, 2021
AAP Guidance: Post-COVID-19 conditions in children and adolescents.
4 Aug, 2021 | 10:01h | UTCPost-COVID-19 Conditions in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Pediatrics