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Children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) achieve significant and clinically meaningful reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) with the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) inhibitor lomitapide, which represents an efficient LDL receptor-independent treatment option, according to the open-label phase III APH-19 trial.

Children with subperiosteal abscesses (SAs) in the long bones are more likely to have subsequent complications than those with SAs in flat bones, suggests a study.

Shortening the postenucleation chemotherapy regimen containing carboplatin, etoposide, and vincristine (CEV) from six to three cycles results in comparable survival outcomes in paediatric patients with unilateral pathologic high-risk retinoblastoma, according to new research.

A shorter time to culture positivity, osteoarticular infection, and higher presenting and peak values for some inflammatory markers appear predictive of persistent S. aureus bacteremia (SAB) in children, suggests a study.

Fathers who use metformin during the period of sperm development does not seem to contribute to congenital malformations in their children, a study has shown.