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Advisers to the US FDA* unanimously voted for emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in people 65 years and older and those at high risk of severe COVID-19.
Despite the high uptake of diabetes-related technologies, glucose control seems to remain suboptimal in young people with type 1 diabetes, with more than 60 percent failing to reach the target glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level, according to a recent Norway study.
Infants born to mothers who were inactive during pregnancy were more likely to have low lung function compared with those whose mothers were active while pregnant, according to the PreventADALL study presented at ERS 2021.
In the treatment of children with epilepsy, oxcarbazepine (OXC), but not levetiracetam (LEV), appears to contribute to a higher risk of fragility fracture, a study has found.
Hand coordination-related brain activation is affected by very preterm birth, with majority of the effects found for the nondominant hand, a recent study has found. Clinical performance during the hand coordination tasks is comparable between adolescents born very preterm and those born at term.
Alcohol consumption during late adolescence and early adulthood was associated with increased arterial stiffness, which may lead to future cardiovascular events, according to a study presented at ESC 2021.
Patients with youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at an increased risk of developing long-term complications, according to follow-up results of the US-based TODAY* study.
IncobotulinumtoxinA treatment safely provides sustained efficacy for upper-limb spasticity in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy, a recent study has found.
A short-term course of antidepressants does not appear to do much in improving the efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for treating anxiety in children and teens, according to a study.
Supplementation with vitamin D appears to confer benefits on children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), suggests a recent study.
