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Tobacco use among pregnant women appears to contribute to long-term language and memory impairments in children, according to a study.

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 01-15 February 2024 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Using an interactive animated video to improve children’s cooperativeness during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is as good as using both regular and interactive videos, according to a Singapore study.

Early treatment with tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors lowers the risk of perianal fistulizing complications (PFCs) in children and teens compared with no immunosuppression or immunomodulators without TNF inhibitors in a post-hoc analysis of a prospective observational study.

An augmented reality mobile application (app), called the Paediatric Augmented Reality Scale (PARS), performs slightly better than the Broselow tape (BT) and Paediatric Advanced Weight Prediction in the Emergency Room extra-long and extra-large (PAWPER-XL) tape methods in estimating body weight of children, a Korea study has shown.

Administration of surfactant into the oropharynx of neonates delivered before 29 weeks of gestation falls short of reducing the rate of intubation in the first 120 hours of life, according to the results of POPART*.