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1 week ago | 
healio.com | Stephen Feller |Sara Kellner
Key takeaways:HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the CDC will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women. The announcement comes amid a flurry of new federal directives for the shots. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that the CDC will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children and healthy pregnant women.
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2 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Sara Kellner
Key takeaways: States began disenrolling children and young adults from Medicaid in March 2023. Those in states with high disenrollment rates were more likely to experience disruptions in chronic medication dispensing. Children and young adults in states with high Medicaid disenrollment rates were more likely to experience disruptions in chronic medication therapy or obtain medications through private insurance or cash, according to a study.
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2 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Sara Kellner
Read more Key takeaways: Infinant Health is investigating a live biotherapeutic product to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm babies. Trials of a similar product showed a 73% lower risk for the condition among very low-birth-weight infants. The FDA recently granted orphan drug and rare pediatric disease designations to Infinant Health for a live biotherapeutic product to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants, the company announced.
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3 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Sara Kellner
Key takeaways:An infant with a rare urea cycle disorder became the first patient to receive a personalized gene-editing therapy. His care team developed the one-of-a-kind medication in just 6 months. By the second day of his life, Kyle and Nicole Muldoon knew their newborn son was very sick. During a routine exam in the NICU, his doctor noticed his arm was shaking down slowly after being lifted, rather than falling like a typical baby.
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3 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Sara Kellner |Emma Bascom
Key takeaways: HHS released a review finding significant risks and few benefits of gender-affirming care for adolescents. Experts told Healio they took issue with the language, methodology and conclusions of the report. HHS published a review of gender-affirming care for minors that claimed there are significant risks associated with medical interventions and what the department called “very weak evidence of benefits.”On Jan.
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3 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Sara Kellner
There have been recurring reports of psychotic events, such as hallucinations and delusions, in relation to treatment with stimulant medications such as methylphenidate and amphetamines for decades, with an uncertain relationship continuing despite long investigation. This study looked at a large sample of over 8,000 children aged 9 to 14 years old who were followed for 1 year in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development longitudinal study (2016-2020) across 21 research sites.
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4 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Sara Kellner
US surpasses 1,000 measles cases for second time this century Add topic to email alerts Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on Pediatric ID in Pediatrics. Subscribe You've successfully added Pediatric ID in Pediatrics to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email AlertsBack to Healio We were unable to process your request. Please try again later.
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1 month ago | 
healio.com | Sara Kellner
Key takeaways: Measles cases are climbing in the United States, with more than 900 cases reported so far in 2025. Early identification, isolation and information sharing can help prevent transmission in health care facilities. After a child was admitted to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles with measles last summer, three things helped prevent secondary transmission: early identification, isolation and information sharing.
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1 month ago | 
healio.com | Sara Kellner |Bryanna Moore
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1 month ago | 
healio.com | Sara Kellner
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