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Psychiatric comorbidity boosts healthcare use in youth with newly diagnosed SLE
Psychiatric comorbidity boosts healthcare use in youth with newly diagnosed SLE
09 Feb 2023

Young patients with newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are vulnerable to psychiatric comorbidity, which tends to increase healthcare utilization, according to a study.

Psychiatric comorbidity boosts healthcare use in youth with newly diagnosed SLE
09 Feb 2023
5-ASA use in paediatric CD common, deviates from recommended practices
5-ASA use in paediatric CD common, deviates from recommended practices
07 Feb 2023 byJairia Dela Cruz

Children with Crohn’s disease (CD) are often treated with 5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) contrary to guidelines, and this practice is associated with a substantial delay in initiating biologic therapy, according to a study presented at this year’s Crohn's & Colitis Congress.

5-ASA use in paediatric CD common, deviates from recommended practices
07 Feb 2023
Modified Atkins diet may be better than keto for childhood drug-resistant epilepsy
Modified Atkins diet may be better than keto for childhood drug-resistant epilepsy
05 Feb 2023

Dietary modifications offer short-term benefits in children with drug-resistant epilepsy, but modified Atkins diet appears more tolerable and more likely to reduce the frequency of seizures than ketogenic diet, as shown in a study.

Modified Atkins diet may be better than keto for childhood drug-resistant epilepsy
05 Feb 2023