Category: Pediatrics

Pediatrics

Teens Are Binge Vaping During the Pandemic

Doctors in Canada are reporting that teens have resorted to binge vaping during the COVID-19 pandemic to cope with isolation and other stress.

Pediatrics

Cystic Fibrosis: FDA Approves Kalydeco For Infants as Young as 4 Months

The US FDA has approved Kalydeco (ivacaftor, Vertex Pharma) as a therapy for cystic fibrosis in infants as young as 4 months old to less than 6 months old.

Pediatrics

Three Infants Saved by 3D-Printed Airway Splints

Researchers report promising results from first-ever cases of severe tracheobronchomalacia treated by custom-designed 3D-printed airway splints at University of Michigan.

Pediatric Care

Bronchitis Before Age 7 Tied to Adult Asthma, Pneumonia

People who had bronchitis at least once before the age of seven are more likely to develop lung problems in later life, according to research presented at the virtual ERS 2020.

Prenatal

Risk of Premature Birth Tied to Proximity Exposure to Gas Flaring

Pregnant women living within three-miles of a natural gas or oil well and exposed to frequent "gas flaring" had a 50% greater risk to give birth prematurely.

Neonatal

Home Care: First COVID-19 Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension Treated with New iNO System

The patient was treated under an emergency IND filed by a qualified Investigator and approved by the US FDA, according to the manufacturer Vero Biotech.