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This Week's Must Reads

Combination probiotic formulations might improve outcomes in preterm infants,

Despite guidelines, children receive opioids and steroids for pneumonia and sinusitis,

Sepsis readmissions risk linked to residence in a poor neighborhoods,

Cognitive deficits complex in youths with type 2 diabetes,

Report describes intoxication with new psychoactive substance,

Mixed Topics

Societies offer advice on treating osteoporosis patients during pandemic,

ACEI/ARBs linked with survival in hypertensive, Chinese COVID-19 patients,

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Endocrinology

Societies offer advice on treating osteoporosis patients during pandemic,

Reward, decision-making brain regions altered in teens with obesity,

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Zika

In utero Zika exposure can have delayed consequences,

Zika knowledge, preparedness low among U.S. pediatricians,

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Gastroenterology

Combination probiotic formulations might improve outcomes in preterm infants,

Parental injury, illness linked to increased pediatric GI visits, prescriptions,

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Business of Medicine

Gender pronouns in EMR preferred by many gender nonconforming teens,

More pediatricians employ developmental screening tools,

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Hematology

Risk index stratifies pediatric leukemia patients undergoing HSCT,

Protective levels of vitamin D achievable in SCD with oral supplementation,

Read more in Hematology

Meningitis

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis & Steroids in Meningitis, Open Forum Infect Dis; 2017 Oct; Gallegos, et al

Early Onset GBS Meningitis Drops, Late Onset Jumps, Clin Infect Dis; 2017 Oct 16; Romain, et al

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Immunology

Trial of epicutaneous immunotherapy in eosinophilic esophagitis,

ADA2 is a potent new biomarker for macrophage activation syndrome,

Read more in Immunology

Lifestyle

Screen Exposure in Young Children on the Rise, JAMA Pediatrics; ePub 2019 Feb 18; Chen, et al

Factors Linked with Unrestrained Young Passengers, Pediatrics; 2019 Mar; Roehler, Elliott, et al

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Infectious Diseases

Despite guidelines, children receive opioids and steroids for pneumonia and sinusitis,

Sepsis readmissions risk linked to residence in a poor neighborhoods,

Read more in Infectious Diseases

Transgender Health

Hormone therapy boosts body image in transgender youth,

Gender pronouns in EMR preferred by many gender nonconforming teens,

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Injuries

Distracted driving laws reduce teen driver deaths,

Adolescent alcohol, opioid misuse linked to risky behaviors,

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Coronavirus Updates

Many COVID patients shed virus in feces, even without GI symptoms,

Age leads COVID-19 hospitalization risk factors in RMDs,

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Mental Health

Report describes intoxication with new psychoactive substance,

Suicide thoughts, attempts in adolescence correlate with mental health symptoms,

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Musculoskeletal Disorders

Protective levels of vitamin D achievable in SCD with oral supplementation,

Tofacitinib Improves Disease Activity in Patients With Polyarticular-Course JIA,

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Neonatal Medicine

Liposomal bupivacaine excreted in breast milk, but levels appear safe,

In-hospital formula feeding more than doubles odds of early weaning,

Read more in Neonatal Medicine

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