Opinion: It’s time to remove skin color from the Apgar Score for newborns
In medicine, inertia can be a strangely powerful force, but Virginia Apgar never succumbed to…
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Opinion: Cord blood banking sounds like a great idea — until you realize what it costs babies
If her social media accounts are any indication, model, cookbook author, television personality, and entrepreneur…
In partial reversal, Texas Medicaid greenlights first step in gene therapy for Afghan refugees’ infant son
The Pashai family of Dallas on Thursday got some good news, but not exactly the…
Nearly 1 in 10 global teens have used “budget Ozempic” laxatives and other risky weight-loss products, per study
New weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy have garnered a lot of attention in…
STAT+: FDA’s Peter Marks seems inclined to grant full approval to Sarepta’s Duchenne gene therapy
SAN FRANCISCO — Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s top regulator of gene therapies,…
The Afghan father aided U.S. soldiers. Now Texas Medicaid won’t pay for his son’s gene therapy
On a sweltering day in August 2021, as the engines of a hulking C-17 cargo…
A young dancer, diagnosed with scoliosis, learns to advocate for herself and build community
Maddy Welz always loved to dance. Even before she learned how to tie her own…
Baby monitor videos yield evidence for long-suspected link between seizures and unexplained toddler deaths
The baby monitor didn’t go off. Any sound or motion in the twins’ room was…
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Opinion: The unique pain and joy of celebrating Christmas with a child in the pediatric intensive care unit
In the days leading up to Christmas in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), medical…
Opinion: The WHO recognizes noma after years of medical-dental disconnect
Fidel Strub was 3 years old when his face began rotting away. “It’s hell. It’s…
Morning Rounds: Teen pregnancies down, but remain higher in the U.S.
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Gene therapy offered this 7-year-old freedom. The price: a grueling year
PHILADELPHIA — The meds Shelby Campbell needed for her rare blood disorder stopped working just…
Opinion: Having a child with complex medical needs is hard enough. Navigating the health care system makes it worse
Many families take for granted the ritual of taking a newborn baby home, car seat…
Carmot’s chance of beating the odds in the biotech market just ended
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Opinion: New abortion restrictions pose a serious threat to fetal surgery
The concept of fetal surgery captures the imagination when, from time to time, it makes…
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Opinion: A well-meaning FDA policy is a threat to pediatric cancer treatment
The medical community today faces a deceptively simple question: How quickly should we act when…
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Life-extending epilepsy surgery performed less often in Black children, study finds
Children with drug-resistant epilepsy who are Black or insured through Medicaid may be less likely…
Pandemic-related immunity gap in kids explains surge of respiratory infections in children in China, says WHO
Reports this week that China is experiencing a surge in respiratory infections in young children…
Preterm birth and infant mortality measures in U.S. remain stubbornly high
Preterm births and infant mortality are at alarming levels in the U.S., according to a…
Report: Measles cases and deaths increase worldwide, as childhood vaccinations rates decline
A dangerous decline in the rate of children vaccinated against measles is spurring a global…
Progress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says
Advances in childhood cancer are a success story in modern medicine. But in the past decade, those…
STAT+: After four patients died of gene therapy, Astellas sees possible explanation — and a way forward
A gene therapy study, halted when four children with a rare neuromuscular disorder died after…
Opinion: Congress must reauthorize the National Advisory Committee for Seniors and Disasters
With the election of Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker of the House, the urgent and…
Health disparities drive everything from school absenteeism to loneliness, say experts
When Jason Farley was growing up in rural Alabama as a young gay man, he…
Opinion: Pulling probiotics from NICUs can put preemies at risk of necrotizing enterocolitis
Maybe probiotics would have saved my son’s life. I’ll never know because when I asked…
Congenital syphilis cases in the U.S. have skyrocketed, CDC says
The number of babies born with congenital syphilis in the United States has soared over…
A new study maps the lasting effects of gun violence on children and teens who survive their injuries
When Christian Pulcini was a pediatric emergency fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, he witnessed…
Latest data shows millions of eligible Americans have been disenrolled from Medicaid
More than 10 million people were disenrolled from Medicaid over the past six months, according…
STAT+: After Sarepta trial failure, families and doctors brace for another debate on Duchenne therapy
To hear Sarepta CEO Doug Ingram tell it, the results Monday afternoon from a large…
Infant mortality in the U.S. rose last year for the first time in two decades, says CDC
The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two…
On the eve of Halloween, the FDA weighs whether medicine should ever taste like candy
WASHINGTON – M&Ms, Reese’s, gummy bears, and even cotton candy made an appearance at the…
STAT+: Sarepta’s Duchenne gene therapy fails to meet primary endpoint in pivotal trial
Sarepta Therapeutics said Monday afternoon that its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy failed to…
STAT+: What to know about Sarepta’s upcoming data on its Duchenne gene therapy
In the next few weeks, Sarepta Therapeutics will release new data that could change the…
WHO considers adding ‘noma,’ a rare childhood disease, to its list of neglected conditions
It’s a disease of children living in extreme poverty. Its cause is uncertain. So is…
CDC recommends rationing of RSV shot due to shortages
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended rationing an important monoclonal antibody product…
Opinion: How kangaroo mother care can help millions of babies each year
More than one in 10 infants worldwide are born preterm, many with complications: Nearly 1…
Opinion: How headlines about the RSV antibody injection could cloud parents’ decision-making
As theorists from Samuel Coleridge to Kenneth Burke have noted, language often does our thinking…
FDA asks for more data before considering needle-free anaphylaxis treatment
ARS Pharma had high hopes that the FDA on Tuesday would approve its flagship product,…
Physicians say transgender sports bans are a health issue
Almost half of U.S. states have banned or restricted trans youths’ access to gender-affirming puberty…
As kids, they underwent a common test for UTIs. As adults, it haunts them as a traumatic ‘nightmare’
This story contains descriptions of an invasive medical procedure and mention of sexual assault. It’s…
Medicaid rebukes states for mistakenly disenrolling children
Medicaid warned states Wednesday that they could be mistakenly removing children from government insurance programs…
Opinion: How learning the truth about chaos theory has helped me as an inpatient child psychologist
In inpatient child psychology, we treat children in crisis deemed at imminent risk of harm…
A broad genetic test saved one newborn’s life. Research suggests it could help millions of others
CINCINNATI — Brynn Schulte nearly died twice when she was a baby, at one point…
FDA approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine designed to protect newborns by immunizing parent
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a Pfizer vaccine that aims to protect…
From windows to wall art, hospitals use virtual reality to design more inclusive rooms for kids
BERKELEY, Calif. — For many young patients, harsh lights, bare walls, and windows facing parking…
Pediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care while planning research review
The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical care for transgender children…
CDC advisers endorse RSV monoclonal antibody for infants, high-risk young children
A panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously voted Thursday…
Measles was once seen as a childhood disease. Increasingly, adults are susceptible, too
Simon Matthews made three trips this spring to the emergency room of his local hospital…
STAT+: Drug from Stoke shows lower activity against childhood epilepsy, prompting search for better dose
Stoke Therapeutics is still seeking an effective dose for an experimental drug to treat a…