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Mike Hennessy JR, President and CEO, MJH Life Sciences, gives readers a company-wide update regarding a 2023 company acquisition and Strategic Alliance Partnerships.

The FDA has identified NOxBOX Ltd’s recall of NOxBOXi Nitric Oxide Delivery System as a Class I recall. Affected devices to the newborn and neonate patient populations can cause nitric oxide therapy interruptions because of a check valve misalignment. As of July 13, 2023, no injuries or deaths have been reported according to the federal agency.

GLP-1 receptor agonists, used to treat diabetes, are now also being used for obesity in children and adolescents.

You are called to the hospital nursery to evaluate a healthy full-term newborn boy who developed painful flaccid blisters and erosions on the tops of his feet and ankles shortly after birth. His mother had a history of similar recurrent skin lesions that healed with scarring. She also had oral and gastrointestinal tract involvement. What's the diagnosis?

To better protect children from its several negative effects, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed stricter requirements for lead-based paints in pre-1978 buildings and childcare facilities.

A 5-week-old female infant born at 38 weeks presents to her pediatrician with abnormal eye movements. What’s the diagnosis?

Norgestrel (Opill; HRA Pharma) is the first nonprescription oral contraceptive approved for use in the United States.

Despite several health and nutrition claims on breast milk substitutes and infant formula products, little to no evidence supported these claims in a multicountry study published in BMJ.

A resurgence of this infection, particularly in the pediatric population, has health care providers on alert.

In a recent study, monozygotic twins with an increased birth rate had fewer autism traits and intellectual disability ratings.

To help teens with the difficult emotional and physical weight of managing this disease, numerous tools, technology platforms, and interventions have been developed. A research team recently published a review of one of these tools, a 40-year-old automated messaging system.

To increase access and further support healthy meals in schools across the nation, the US Department of Agriculture has dedicated millions of dollars in grants to achieve this goal.

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, overall metabolic control didn’t significantly change during the lockdown.

Deep learning models have the potential to assist clinicians in determining suspicion for abusive head trauma (AHT) by screening pediatric head computed tomography (CT) images for retinal hemorrhage, according to a recent study.

Receptionists are facing serious workplace safety concerns and need training to cope.

An analysis of data from nearly 750,000 adolescents from more than 40 countries offers insight into the changing, and possibly inaccurate, perceptions of healthy body weight among younger people since the turn of the century.

The findings showed that heterologous vaccination, or mixing different vaccines, was safe and effective, with the Novavax vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) providing enhanced protection against the Omicron variant.

Study investigators found that children with posttraumatic migraine symptoms after a concussion had higher symptom burden and lower quality of life 3 months after the injury compared to those with nonmigraine headache.

New data on oral immunotherapy to food allergens shows promise for the treatment, though more information with standard interventions and regimens is needed to gain certainty on the efficacy and safety.

Sandra H. Jee, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics, director, Center for Community Health and Prevention, Finger Lakes Children’s Environmental Health Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, addresses how health care institutions contribute to the climate crisis. In this Contemporary Pediatrics® interview, Jee provides practical examples health care professionals can use in their offices to better help the environment, which can better help patients in the long term.

To combat instances of e-liquid exposure and accidental ingestions among children, the FDA is offering tips for best storage and safety practices for those that regularly use and handle these products, according to a recent press release.

The device is now the first of its kind to become available to pediatric patients.

Trial of standard vs short course antimicrobial treatment of uncomplicated UTI in children favors standard, but with caveat for early responders.

Improvement in the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and statistically significant benefit in the Performance of the Upper Limb (PUL v2.0) scale were observed following 2 years of CAP-1002 treatment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients.

Liver education has been void in the school systems and children and young adults stand to gain enormously when provided with awareness around this essential organ.

Doctors and staff should know how to respond if internet goes down for prolonged periods.

According to Italfarmaco Group, a New Drug Application (NDA) for givinostat has been accepted and granted priority review by the FDA to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients, following positive topline phase 3 trial results.

Significant cases of missed diagnoses of iron-deficiency emphasize the need for improved screening strategies and proactive measures to address these health risks.