Bisphenol A (BPA) linked with childhood obesity [JAMA]
Image: CC/Edgar181. BPA compund. Key study points: 1. Increasing urinary BPA is associated with a higher risk of obesity in...
Pediatrics
Reports of high-impact pediatrics studies by medical professionals
“Sexting” associated with sexual risk among adolescents [Pediatrics]
Image: CC/Katerha Key Study Points: 1. Sexting is associated with sexual activity, with a trend towards unprotected sexual activity. 2. ...
Large population based study in Denmark predicts the rates of certain adverse outcomes temporally associated with vaccine administration [BMJ]
Image: CC/Sanofi Pasteur Key study points: 1. There is marked variability in the incidence rates of the diseases linked with...
Sodium intake of children and teens on par with adults, associated with risk for high blood pressure [Pediatrics]
Image: CC/topgold Key study points: 1. The average intake of sodium among those aged 8-18 is as high as U.S....
Best Adjustment Strategy for Asthma in the Long Term (BASALT) study finds no difference in efficacy among asthma medication management methods [JAMA]
Image: CC Key study points: ·The United States’ current standard of care for adjustment of inhaled corticosteroids in asthmatic patients...
Pertussis outbreaks on the rise, vaccine effectiveness waning [NEJM]
Image: CC. B. Pertussis Key study points: For every year after the 5th dose of the DTaP vaccine (age 4-6),...
[NATURE] Neonatal RSV infection associated with increased susceptibility to allergic asthma
Image: CC/CDC. EM micrograph of RSV Primer: Previous studies have demonstrated a strong association between recurrent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)...
[NEJM] Tight glycemic control versus standard care after pediatric cardiac surgery
Image: Public Domain. Pediatric surgery in Haiti. Primer: Tight glycemic control has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in...
[NEJM] Tiotropium a significant boost for poorly controlled asthmatics on inhaled glucocorticoids and beta-agonists
Image: Tiotropium - CC/BenWeber. Trial info: Supported by Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer. ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT00772538 and NCT00776984. Primer: Exacerbations in asthmatics...
[NEJM] Reduction in growth by inhaled glucocorticoids in children found to persist into adulthood
Image: Budesonide, GNU FDL Primer: Inhaled glucocorticoids, a key in the treatment of persistent asthma in children, are known to...
Popular Reports
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Peripherally inserted central catheters are associated with twice as many complications than midline catheters when used short-term
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Capecitabine + oxaliplatin chemoradiotherapy does not increase survival, but increases toxicity, compared to capecitabine alone in the postoperative treatment of rectal cancer
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Ultrasound features associated with shoulder complaints
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Automated pupillometry may be helpful in opioid agonist therapy dosing for opioid use disorder
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The Child-Pugh score: Prognosis in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis [Classics Series]
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