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MBS is an effective and well tolerated treatment for adolescents with severe obesity resulting in substantial weight loss and improvements in several aspects of metabolic health and physical quality of life over 2 years, and should be considered in adolescents with severe obesity.
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In this RCT, treatment with methylprednisolone in children with PIMS-TS did not significantly affect the length of hospital stay compared with intravenous immunoglobulins. Intravenous methylprednisolone could be an acceptable first-line treatment in children with PIMS-TS.
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NEW in @LancetChildAdol—An open-label, multicentre, randomised trial of methylprednisolone versus intravenous immunoglobulins in children with paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (#PIMS-TS) https://t.co/VtIK8J4YeA #MISC https://t.co/353CDJ2REQ
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Mashup Score: 6Adolescent acne vulgaris: current and emerging treatments - 1 year(s) ago
Acne vulgaris is one of the commonest inflammatory skin diseases seen worldwide, affecting all ethnicities and races, with a peak prevalence between age 15 years and 20 years. The burden of this condition, and the resulting clinical and psychological sequelae, is substantial. The visual appearance of acne and its sequelae, including scarring and pigment changes, frequently results in…
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Acne in adolescence is incredibly common. A new Review in @TheLancetInfDis explores current and emerging treatments: https://t.co/MXtR1z5MoW
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NeoCLEAR is the largest trial investigating paediatric lumbar puncture so far. Success rates were improved when sitting rather than lying. Sitting lumbar puncture is safe, cost neutral, and well tolerated. We predominantly recruited term neonates younger than 3 days; other populations warrant further study. Neonatal lumbar puncture is commonly performed worldwide; these results therefore strongly…
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Sitting or Lying position for Infants undergoing Lumbar puncture? A new RCT from UK by @ndy__marshall @dralexscrivens @ccroehr published in @LancetChildAdol #neoTwitter #neoEBM https://t.co/v4JdZqNjup https://t.co/pC0pIdMOJV
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Mashup Score: 1Water insecurity: an urgent threat to child health - 1 year(s) ago
Intensifying drought in the Horn of Africa throughout 2022 doubled the number of children facing severe thirst, hunger, and disease—from 10 million to 20·2 million—between July and December. The current drought, the region’s worst in 40 years, has also facilitated the spread of infectious diseases, including the re-emergence of cholera in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Beyond the region, the lack…
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By the end of 2022, over 20 million children faced severe thirst, hunger, and disease due to drought in the Horn of Africa. A new @LancetChildAdol Editorial outlines the dire impacts of water insecurity: https://t.co/XaZOzEKKX2
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Mashup Score: 22Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy in Australia: a non-randomised cohort study - 1 year(s) ago
Newborn screening for SMA, coupled with early access to disease-modifying therapies, effectively ameliorates the functional burden and associated comorbidities for affected children. For children diagnosed through newborn screening, motor score, CMAP, and disease status at diagnosis has clinical utility to determine functional independence.
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Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) leads to more children being able to walk at two years post diagnosis, a new study published in @LancetChildAdol suggests: https://t.co/f5xp34nK08 https://t.co/9khcJ1UgXP
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Mashup Score: 22The high cost of living for children in the UK - 1 year(s) ago
The shocking inquest findings on 2-year-old Awaab Ishak’s death in December, 2020, from a respiratory condition caused by prolonged exposure to mould in his home have highlighted the dire living conditions of many children in the UK. Concluding the inquest on Nov 15, the coroner noted poor ventilation as a contributory factor, as well as an insufficient response by the housing association…
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"The fact that children have had the highest poverty rates in the UK over the past 25 years is shameful and unacceptable." @LancetChildAdol's January Editorial: https://t.co/5hlynx7JTG
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Mashup Score: 0Pragmatic trials for critical illness in neonates and children - 1 year(s) ago
More than 100 000 infants and children are admitted to neonatal and paediatric intensive care units in the UK annually. Infections and sepsis remain a leading cause of admission, short-term and long-term morbidity, and mortality in this patient group.1,2 Yet, the majority of diagnostic and therapeutic practices in this setting are not based on high-grade evidence. This exposes children to…
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.@LancetChildAdol @pus27 #PedsICU https://t.co/zuNIVREtRj
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These results suggest that cardiac remodelling in children with chronic kidney disease is related to blood pressure control and that a target office systolic blood pressure at the 50th percentile is close to the optimal target for preventing increased left ventricular mass.
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RT @DrDeano: https://t.co/xlTeX6O4yV The HOT-KID study is here!Manish Sinha et al demonstrating intensified office BP targeting of the sy…
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Mashup Score: 3Real-time continuous glucose monitoring in preterm infants (REACT): an international, open-label, randomised controlled trial - 1 year(s) ago
Real-time CGM can reduce exposure to prolonged or severe hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia. Further studies using CGM are required to determine optimal glucose targets, strategies to obtain them, and the potential effect on long-term health outcomes.
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Do you think REACT trial has or will impact neonatal care? _____ Read the manuscript in @LancetChildAdol: https://t.co/CfDVU8umET Tell #neotwitter how it has or hasn't impacted your neonatal care in the replies #neoebm #EBNEOImpact21 @nicupodcast
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Metabolic and bariatric surgery versus intensive non-surgical treatment for adolescents with severe obesity (AMOS2): a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial in Sweden - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health #obesity #bariatricsurgery @ASMBS https://t.co/ZhDZFJLHEn