Pediatria

Estudo randomizado | Ocitocina não melhora o funcionamento social em crianças com transtorno do espectro autista.

14 Out, 2021 | 10:42h

Comunicado de imprensa: Oxytocin does not improve social functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder, NIH-funded study suggests – National Institutes of Health

Estudo original: Intranasal Oxytocin in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder – New England Journal of Medicine

Estudo randomizado | Tratamento precoce com exercício aeróbico leve acelera, com segurança, a recuperação de adolescentes após concussão relacionada a esporte.

13 Out, 2021 | 12:33h

Early targeted heart rate aerobic exercise versus placebo stretching for sport-related concussion in adolescents: a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Comunicado de imprensa: Aerobic exercise after a sport-related concussion speeds recovery in adolescent athletes – University at Buffalo

Conteúdos relacionados:

Randomized Trial: Early Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion

RCT: Limiting screen time for young adults after concussion results in shorter duration of symptoms.

Selected issues in sport-related concussion for the team physician: a consensus statement – “Current evidence suggests strict rest after SRC slows recovery and increases the probability of prolonged symptoms”.

RCT: Prescribed light exercise vs. standard management for emergency department patients with acute mild traumatic brain injury

Comentários no Twitter

RCT study in @TheLancet shows adolescents who sub-threshold aerobic exercise 20 mins/ day for 4 weeks starting within 10 days of a concussion are 48% less likely to get prolonged symptoms. https://t.co/1tafsQHrXt

— Dr Ademola Adejuwon (@SmileySportyDoc) October 2, 2021

Sport-related #concussion is a major public health issue in US adolescents

This new RCT of aerobic exercise vs stretching found exercise sped up recovery and reduced risk for persistent post-concussive symptomshttps://t.co/jP30N1eJEQ pic.twitter.com/ux42VSMfSr

— The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (@LancetChildAdol) October 1, 2021

Crianças estão perdendo dias de aula para a quarentena. Há um meio de mantê-las nas aulas – “Realizar testes frequentes poderia reduzir drasticamente a quarentena de contatos próximos.”

12 Out, 2021 | 11:20h

Kids are losing school days to quarantines. Here’s a way to keep them in classrooms – NPR

Estudo relacionado: Cluster RCT: Daily contact testing of school-based contacts was non-inferior to self-isolation for control of COVID-19 transmission.

Bioética | O “problema do bonde” e a vacinação de jovens contra a COVID-19.

12 Out, 2021 | 11:18h

The Trolley Problem and Vaccinating Young People Against COVID-19 – Science-Based Medicine

[Preprint] COVID-19 em crianças, decorrente da cepa Delta do SARS-CoV-2, é semelhante à doença causada pela variante Alfa, com curta duração e sintomas similares.

12 Out, 2021 | 11:16h

Illness characteristics of COVID-19 in children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant – medRxiv

Comentário no Twitter

Did you hear “Delta is different”, when it comes to #COVID19 symptom severity in children?

GOOD NEWS 🥳

Turns out there is barely any difference at all between Delta and Alpha in symptom duration, severity, or risk of “long covid”

Myth busted 💥 https://t.co/iPd9AedXaS

— Alasdair Munro (@apsmunro) October 7, 2021

É muito baixo o risco de inflamação cardíaca após vacina da Pfizer contra COVID.

12 Out, 2021 | 11:15h

Heart-inflammation risk from Pfizer COVID vaccine is very low – Nature

Estudos originais:

Large cohort study with over 2.5 million individuals showed the incidence of myocarditis after the Pfizer vaccine was 2.13 cases per 100,000 persons.

Study with over 5.1 million vaccinated individuals showed the incidence of myocarditis after the receipt of the Pfizer vaccine was low and more common after the second dose in young male recipients.

Como o risco de Covid-19 em crianças se compara a outros perigos.

8 Out, 2021 | 12:23h

How the risk of Covid-19 for kids compares to other dangers – Vox

Estudo de coorte | Diagnósticos após hospitalização para um breve evento inexplicado resolvido.

8 Out, 2021 | 12:07h

Explanatory Diagnoses Following Hospitalization for a Brief Resolved Unexplained Event – Pediatrics

OMS aprova a primeira vacina contra malária para crianças em risco.

8 Out, 2021 | 11:56h

WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk – World Health Organization

Comentários:

WHO Approves First Ever Malaria Vaccine – Health Policy Watch

A historic day for malaria – reaction to WHO decision on the RTS,S vaccine – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

In major decision, WHO recommends broad rollout of world’s first malaria vaccine – STAT

Why the WHO approval of the first malaria vaccine is a big deal – Vox

WHO greenlights the world’s first malaria vaccine — but it’s not a perfect shot – NPR

The World Health Organization Just Endorsed The World’s First Malaria Vaccine – TIME

WHO Backs Widespread Use Of First Malaria Vaccine – Forbes

World’s 1st malaria vaccine recommended by WHO – LiveScience

Comentários no Twitter

I started my career as a #malaria researcher, and I longed for the day that we would have an effective vaccine against this ancient and terrible disease. Today is that day: @WHO is recommending the broad use of the world’s first malaria vaccine. #EndMalaria https://t.co/Oh1O155tYj

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 6, 2021

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A child dies from #malaria every two minutes.
One death is one too many.

🚨 Today, WHO recommends RTS,S, a groundbreaking malaria vaccine, to reduce child illness & deaths in areas with moderate and high malaria transmission https://t.co/xSk58nTIV1 #VaccinesWork pic.twitter.com/mSECLtRhQs

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 6, 2021

Posicionamento Científico | Tratamento da pancreatite crônica em crianças.

8 Out, 2021 | 11:39h

Medical Management of Chronic Pancreatitis in Children: A Position Paper by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Pancreas Committee – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition