January 17, 2025

Risks of Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, Birth Defects Among Children Born to Young Men With Cancer

Investigators have explored the risk of having children who experience preterm birth, low birth weight, and birth defects among male adolescents and young adults with cancer.

The ASCO Post

January 17, 2025

CDC Urges 24-Hour Bird Flu Tests

The CDC emphasizes timely testing for avian influenza A in hospitalized patients to prevent delays and enhance rapid public health responses. Low person-to-person transmission risk has been reported with ongoing U.S. cases among farmworkers.

Reuters

January 16, 2025

Vertigo, Emesis, Auditory Impairment: What's Your Diagnosis?

A patient presents with sudden-onset right-sided otalgia accompanied by vertigo, emesis, and auditory impairment. Your otoscope reveals an unexpected finding. What's your diagnosis?

Conexiant

January 16, 2025

FDA Clears First Nicotine Pouches for U.S. Market

FDA grants first-ever marketing authorization for ZYN nicotine pouches following a scientific review that showed lower health risks compared to traditional tobacco products and minimal youth usage.

Conexiant

January 16, 2025

Nationwide Increase in Childhood Vaccine Exemptions

“The religious exemption is huge. That has allowed for an easy way for these kids to enter schools without vaccines.”

KFF Health News

January 16, 2025

New XLH Guidelines Shift Primary Therapy to Burosumab

"Burosumab treatment normalized ALP serum levels in about 80% of both pediatric and adolescent cohorts, suggesting a substantial improvement of rickets in these patients," report authors of comprehensive new evidence-based recommendations for X-linked hypophosphatemia management.

Conexiant

January 16, 2025

Bone Density Risks in Cancer Survivors

Discover how cancer treatments, lifestyle factors, and comorbidities contribute to long-term bone mineral density deficits in childhood cancer survivors.

Conexiant

January 16, 2025

Extent and Impact of Primary MMRD in Gliomas Among Children and AYAs

In a cohort study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Negm et al found that primary mismatch repair deficiency (MMRD) was associated with poor outcomes in children, adolescents, and young adults with gli...

The ASCO Post

January 15, 2025

Transplant-Free Treatment Approach in Relapsed Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children and Adolescents and Young Adults

As reported in JAMA Oncology, Daw et al shared findings in a cohort of the phase II CheckMate 744 trial using a response-adapted transplantation-free treatment approach in children and adolescents and...

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