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In infants with suspected viral pneumonia, the presence of two or more viruses may lead to a more severe disease, suggests a study.
Juvenile-onset mycosis fungoides (jMF) is usually diagnosed during its early stage and has an excellent prognosis, with overall survival (OS) of 99 percent at 5 years and 98 percent at 10 years, reveals a study.
Mood disorders and suicidal thoughts are more common among transgender youths compared with their cisgender peers, a study has found. Prescription of a puberty blocker may help lessen such disparity, indicating mental health benefits for transgenders.
Children exposed to HIV in utero but who remained uninfected appear to have suboptimal growth outcomes up to 8 years of age when compared with their unexposed peers, according to the Drakenstein Child Health Study.
Supplementation with enteral iron 6 mg/kg/day, compared with the recommended 2-mg/kg/day dose, results in improved iron status and reduced intestinal barrier dysfunction without harming the gut microbiome, according to a study.
Lactating women with no nicotinamide supplementation tend to have human-milk total vitamin B3 concentrations below the fifth percentile reference limit, a Tanzania study has found.
In a cross-sectional study, children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency show distinct developmental challenges at different ages.
In children newly diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), obesity is associated with increased disease activity and limited access to healthy food in chain grocery stores, suggests a Canada study.
Conflicting results over the effect of prenatal Ramadan exposure on child growth have been resolved in a recent study, which restricted samples to multifaith regions and accounts for growth faltering.
Treatment with dexamethasone eye drops is safe and may reduce the need for invasive treatment in preemies with type 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), according to the DROPROP study.
