Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas.
Genzyme's Xenpozyme was approved for pediatric and adult patients with Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD) a rare genetic disease that causes premature death due to neurologic and respiratory complications.
A new study published in The Lancet estimates that RSV-attributable acute lower respiratory infection was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in children under five across the globe in 2019.
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have submitted an application for US FDA authorization of a 10-µg booster dose of its pediatric COVID booster for children age 5 through 11 years old.
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Black children with asthma accessed community health centers less and emergency departments more compared to the other groups.
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The US FDA expanded the approval of remdesivir (Veklury, Gilead Sciences) to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at least 3 kg with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing.
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Interleukin-3 — previously thought to be pro-inflammatory — has immunoregulatory properties that can improve symptoms in bronchial asthma.
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A 10-µg dose (third dose) of the Pfizer pediatric booster in healthy children age 5 through 11...
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Opioid prescriptions for children who underwent one of eight common outpatient surgeries declined over a period of five years, according to research published in Pediatrics.
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Children younger than age 5 who are infected with the COVID-19 Omicron variant have less risk of severe health outcomes than those infected with the Delta variant, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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An investigational RSV vaccine administered to pregnant women reduced RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infections and subsequent antibiotic prescriptions among their infants.
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Among infants hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), there was no difference in the amount of wheezing in babies treated with azithromycin versus those who received a placebo.
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RT speaks with executives from leading manufacturers of spirometry and PFT equipment to discuss the COVID-19 impact on the diagnostics market and to look ahead at technology trends for spirometers.
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So far this season, there have been eight pediatric flu-related deaths reported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A telehealth program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has provided a virtual video visit by a pulmonologist and nurse care manager to all children on home mechanical ventilation within 48 hours of discharge.
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