Pediatrics
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Fast-acting, mealtime insulin aspart is approved for kids
The mealtime insulin comes with no premeal dosing recommendation.
Opinion
Being whole
Physicians have to struggle balancing the potential benefits of technology and medical intervention with compassion and knowing when to say enough...
Conference Coverage
Could liraglutide stall the onset of type 2 diabetes in children?
LOS ANGELES – “Finally, we have something else to help children and teenagers.”
Conference Coverage
Reward, decision-making brain regions altered in teens with obesity
CHICAGO – Degradation in these key areas was associated with higher insulin and leptin levels.
News
FDA expands use of Toujeo to childhood type 1 diabetes
Numerically fewer patients taking Toujeo experienced severe hypoglycemia or experienced one or more episodes of...
Conference Coverage
Bethesda system underpredicts malignancy in pediatric thyroid tumors
CHICAGO – Malignancy was more likely in pediatric patients, especially for indeterminate nodules.
From the Journals
Nearly one in five U.S. adolescents have prediabetes
Prediabetes is more common in male adolescents than in female adolescents in the United States.
News
Obesity dropping in kids aged 2-4 years in WIC program
During 2010-2016, the prevalence of obesity among this group significantly declined in 73% of U.S. states and territories.
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Bariatric surgery as safe in adolescents as it is in adults
Sleeve gastrectomy was significantly safer during the perioperative and immediate postoperative periods, compared with gastric bypass.
Conference Coverage
Multidisciplinary care needed to address fertility preservation in transgender youth
PHILADELPHIA – Counseling transgender youth about fertility preservation creates a number of clinical and ethical...
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Ketoacidosis is on the rise in children with type 1 diabetes
BARCELONA – Data highlight an increase in prevalence at diagnosis, but certain factors may help identify those most at risk.