The tau hypothesis of nodding syndrome in Africa - Pollanen MS, Onzivua S.
Nodding syndrome (NS) was first described in the Mahenge mountains in Tanzania, where it exists in an endemic form of epilepsy [1]. In her pioneering work in Tanzania, Louise Jilak-Aall described NS as a pediatric seizure disorder and later observed parkin...
Source: SafetyLit - August 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Battling Pediatric Cancer Outcome Disparities Battling Pediatric Cancer Outcome Disparities
It ' s difficult to know whether the girl ' s death was directly related to her socioeconomic status, but it certainly made all aspects of the child ' s care more complicated.MDedge News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

ABC Affiliate Cuts ‘Bachelorette’ Finale for N.F.L. Preseason Game
Fans of the reality show were not happy after a local ABC affiliate showed a preseason game between the Washington Commanders and Baltimore Ravens instead. Fans of “The Bachelorette” reality television show who live in the Washington, D.C., area were unable to watch the finale of the show’s 20th…#abc #washingtoncommanders #baltimoreravens #bachelorette #nfl #pegahmoradi #arlington #commanders #juliaswift #burlington
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

HRSA: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Health Workforce Connector OMB No. 0906-0031 Revision
Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeking comments on an information collection request regarding the Health Workforce Connector. The Health Workforce Connector (HWC) helps connect skilled professionals to communities in need by allowing approved Site Points of Contact (POCs) at the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Nurse Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs (Nurse Corps), Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program (PS), Nursing Training, and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) ...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - August 22, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

FDA Approves the First RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Women
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today (Aug. 21) approved the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for pregnant women, which is designed to protect newborns from the infection. The shot becomes the second RSV vaccine, and third new intervention against the disease this year. In May, the FDA approved the Abrysvo vaccine for preventing RSV in people 60 years and older. The same vaccine is now approved for pregnant people in their third trimester. And in July, the agency approved nirsevimab, an antibody-based injection that protects babies immediately after birth from RSV. [time-brightcove not-tgx=&...
Source: TIME: Health - August 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Vaccines Source Type: news

Caring for Patients With Disordered Eating Caring for Patients With Disordered Eating
Jessica Sparks Lilley, MD, and Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH, discuss the increase in patients with anorexia nervosa and its manifestations to pediatric endocrinology.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - August 21, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news

Krystal Biotech sells priority review voucher for $100M
It acquired the PRV acquired earlier this year after receiving accelerated approval in May of another product to treat a rare pediatric disease.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news

Nearly 900,000 Learn to Prevent Tooth Decay Through America ' s ToothFairy HERO Education Program
 The nationwide program is possible with support from Align Technology.Staff from Sonrisas Dental Health use the ToothFairy 101 ® Community Education Kit to teach youngsters at their school in San Mateo, CA about the importance of healthy dental hygiene habits. Sonrisas Dental Health receives free educational resources from America’s ToothFairy to help them serve more children in marginalized communities each year.(Charlotte, NC, August 15, 2023)  – More than 69 million people live in dental care health professional shortage areas, where on average only 31.75% of the population have their dental needs m...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - August 21, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Roswell, Georgia's, Premier Dental Clinic, Roswell Complete Dentistry Welcomes Dr. Liudmila Poznyak to the Practice
The exceptional team at this state-of-the-art, comprehensive family dental clinic, in Roswell, GA, offers patients of all ages a full menu of services, ranging from routine dental care to innovative options for improving and maintaining smiles. ROSWELL, Ga., Aug. 21, 2023...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PER Source Type: news

New insights into accelerometer-measured habitual physical activity and sedentary time during early recovery in pediatric concussion - Sharma B, Obeid J, DeMatteo C, Noseworthy MD, Timmons BW.
PURPOSE: Concussion management is shifting away from a rest-is-best approach, as data now suggest that exercise-is-medicine for this mild brain injury. Despite this, we have limited data on habitual physical activity following concussion. Therefore, our ob...
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Social disparities in helmet usage in bicycle accidents involving children - Sweatt IH, Barr C, Gelinne A, Woolard A, Quinsey C.
Background Bicycle helmet use has a known protective health benefit; yet, pediatric populations have suboptimal helmet  rates, which increases the risk of severe injuries. It is imperative to have an updated assessment of behavioral social disparities and ...
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The management of children and youth with pediatric mental and behavioral health emergencies - Saidinejad M, Duffy S, Wallin D, Hoffmann JA, Joseph MM, Uhlenbrock JS, Brown K, Waseem M, Snow S, Andrew M, Kuo AA, Sulton C, Chun T, Lee LK.
Mental and behavioral health (MBH) visits of children and youth to emergency departments are increasing in the United States. Reasons for these visits range from suicidal ideation, self-harm, and eating and substance use disorders to behavioral outbursts, ...
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Thromboprophylaxis in pediatric patients with earthquake-related crush syndrome: a single centre experience - Karahan F, Ünal S, Tezol, Sürmeli Döven S, Durak F, Alakaya M, Mısırlıoğlu M, Yeşil E, Kıllı, Kurt H, Altunköprü G.
In this study, we aimed to share our experience about anticoagulant...
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

What Are Underlying Risk Factors for Liver Abscesses?
This study specific excluded patients with ALA or candidemia. LA treatment is usually antibiotics and less invasive surgical techniques such as aspiration or percutaneous catheter drainage, but other treatment including resection is sometimes needed Overall mortality from LA has decreased from 15-40% to as low as 0.8% in the pediatric populations as noted above. Learning Point LA can occur solely because of exposure to infectious organisms but is also commonly associated with hepatobiliary pathology as well. In Northern India study, the “[m]ajority of …children had no predisposing factors for development of LA ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Minute: Reducing viral infection risks when sending kids off to school  
It's back to school for many kids around the nation. And once they hit the classroom, you may notice more runny noses and other symptoms associated with viral and bacterial infections. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center, says you might not be able to stop some of these illnesses, but reducing viral infection risks is possible. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/g73RprjT7Go Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (:59) is in the downloads…
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 21, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

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