Pediatrics

Recent increase in adverse TMP-SMX reactions in children

(HealthDay)—There has been a significant increase in adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) for treatment of skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) in children, according ...

Other

Revolutionary imaging technique for pediatric spine patients

For the first time, pediatric spinal patients in upstate New York have access to new imaging technology that dramatically decreases their radiation exposure while producing more precise images with better information for ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Brazil to use pediatric heart program in fight against Zika

Officials in one of the epicenters of Brazil's Zika outbreak say they're turning to a program aimed at diagnosing pediatric heart problems to search out babies with the unusually small heads that have been linked to the mosquito-borne ...

Oncology & Cancer

Personalizing cancer treatments for the youngest of patients

The aim of personalizing cancer treatments by targeting genomic mutations in the cancer has seen rapid advances in recent years. Many of these targeted cancer therapies, however, have been more frequently identified for adult ...

Pediatrics

Pediatric hospital care quality linked to patient population

(HealthDay)—The quality of pediatric hospital care is associated with whether the patients have severe and chronic conditions, not the financial resources of the hospital, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in ...

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