The approval is based on BRAVE-AA-PEDS, in which 42% of adolescents receiving baricitinib 4 mg achieved at least 80% scalp hair coverage at week 36 vs 5% with placebo.
|Articles|March 15, 2021
What's new on Contemporary Pediatrics: March 15 to March 19
A look at what to expect from Contemporary Pediatrics this week
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children can present it a number of ways. A recent investigations if certain demographic and clinical characteristics could indicate a potential risk for severe outcomes.
The treatment options for sickle cell disease have led to improved outcomes. We’ll offer a look at the current treatment options, as well as some recent pediatric oncology approvals.
Plus, a look at umbilical cord management with preterm infants and its impact on outcomes.
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FDA approved obinutuzumab for relapsing or steroid-dependent childhood-onset INS, based on INShore data showing 95.5% vs 73.2% sustained remission.
Review some of the top stories from the Contemporary Pediatrics website over the last week, and catch up on anything you may have missed.
Glucommander Pediatrics received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for IV insulin dosing in hospitalized children younger than 2 years, but remains uncleared.
Jonathan Miller, MD, discusses earlier HPV vaccination, individualized conversations with hesitant families, and strategies to improve vaccine uptake.
Jonathan Miller, MD, discusses factors behind lagging HPV vaccination rates and how pediatricians can address common parent concerns.
In a Hirschsprung disease mouse model, diet shifted gut microbes and inflammation, with a 3-fold survival difference between standard diets.
The latest IDSA histoplasmosis update adds a consensus statement on severe disease and outlines when children with pulmonary infection warrant itraconazole therapy.
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