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While the need for liver transplantation is not urgent and the risk of death is low, portal hypertension nevertheless disrupts growth measures in children with alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency, a recent study has shown.
A multicentre descriptive study in Spain has not detected any transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during delivery or throughout the first month of life in the newborns. In addition, the rates of exclusive breastfeeding at discharge and at 1 month of age are lower than expected.
Lower doses of zinc (5 or 10 mg) were noninferior to the standard 20-mg dose and were associated with less vomiting in children with acute diarrhoea, the ZTDT* trial has shown.
Aplastic anaemia in children appears to lead to worse outcomes when associated with hepatitis, a recent Taiwan study has found. Vaccination against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) may have additional value in this population.
In women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), dietary pattern during the third trimester of pregnancy seem to affect the offspring’s appetitive feeding behaviours at 6 months, a recent study has found.
Among adolescents, less screen time and more physical activity may help promote more stable sleep, a recent study has found.
Prenatal exposure to tobacco is associated with an increased risk of paediatric psoriasis in a monotonic fashion, which suggests that smoking may contribute to psoriasis pathogenesis, suggest the results of a recent study.
Treatment with low-dose (LD) or high-dose (HD) secukinumab significantly improved Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI)* scores in paediatric patients with severe chronic plaque psoriasis, according to a study presented at EADV 2020.
Great news. At least one vaccine – or two – could be approved in record time, raising hopes that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic may be in sight in early 2021.
Parents of infants admitted into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) show high levels of depressive symptoms at discharge even if their baby was born at term, a recent study has found.