Pediatrics News

A significant number of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated prior to the treat-to-target era demonstrated persistently active disease up to 5 years later, according to data from an Italian pediatric hospital.

A measles outbreak in Texas has climbed to nearly 60 cases in 3 weeks, with most cases occurring among unvaccinated children, according to state health officials.

The FDA approved GSK’s pentavalent meningococcal vaccine to protect children and young adults aged 10 to 25 years against five meningococcal serogroups, the company announced.

Nearly 40% of pregnancy-capable patients with rheumatic disease are unaware of the potential impacts of their medications on pregnancy, including the possibility of birth defects, according to a study published in Pediatric Rheumatology.

Researchers identified three new all-oral drug regimens that include at least one of two new drugs for treatment of rifampin-resistant tuberculosis, according to a study.

NSAIDs “provide the greatest benefit and least harm” for treating acute pain in children compared with ketamine and opioids, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published in JAMA.

LinusBio last week announced the launch of a diagnostic aid designed to help clinicians rule out autism in children aged 1 to 36 months using a single strand of hair.

Nearly all children with ANCA-associated vasculitis demonstrate active kidney disease at diagnosis, and their renal function status is strongly predictive of outcomes 1 year later, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.