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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $1.6 billion to Gavi
expresspharma
June 05, 2020
Funding secured for Gavi’s next strategic period will help the Alliance reach an additional 300 million children in the world’s most vulnerable communities and save up to eight million lives.
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Coronary Artery Disease Risk Down in Survivors of Childhood Cancer
drugs
January 20, 2020
There has been a decrease in the risk for coronary artery disease among adult survivors of childhood cancer, according to a study published online January in The BMJ.
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Experts Call for Pediatric Consideration in EMS Planning
drugs
January 20, 2020
Ill and injured children and their families have unique needs that should be considered in emergency medical services (EMS) protocols and operations, according to a new joint policy statement published in the January issue of the Annals of Emergency Medic
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MHRA approves cerebral palsy spasticity drug to treat children
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
January 09, 2020
Dysport®, a therapy for spasticity in cerebral palsy patients has been granted a license update to treat children aged two years and older.
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fMRI Measures May Predict Psychiatric Symptoms in Children
drugs
January 02, 2020
Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measures may be able to predict symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or major depressive disorder in children ...
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Number of Children With Opioid Poisonings Increasing
drugs
December 31, 2019
The severity of pediatric admissions for acute opioid ingestions, especially following attempted suicide, increased from 2005 to 2018 ...
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Intervention Cuts Preoperative Anxiety in Young Children
drugs
December 31, 2019
Among children undergoing elective day surgery, a brief, targeted Child Life preparation (CLP) intervention reduces preoperative anxiety prior to intravenous induction of anesthesia ...
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Early-Onset CVD Rate Up for Children of Moms With Diabetes
drugs
December 27, 2019
Children of mothers with diabetes have increased rates of early-onset cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online December in The BMJ.
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Most Children Do Not Have Positive Results to Antibiotic Challenge
drugs
December 27, 2019
Most children with non-β-lactam antibiotic (NBLA) allergy can be delabeled, with positive results on allergy testing for only 18 percent, according to a study published online December in Pediatrics.
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Potentially Nephrotoxic Meds Prescribed to Children With CKD
drugs
December 25, 2019
Potentially nephrotoxic medications are prescribed at a higher rate to children with versus without chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.