PCT blood test does not lower antibiotic treatment duration for hospitalized children, study shows Date: January 9, 2025 Source: University of Liverpool Summary: A study has examined whether an ...

A new study finds the Adderall shortage that began during COVID didn’t prevent most kids from getting an ADHD stimulant, but it did force them to change medications. In a new study, researchers ...

Opens in a new tab or window Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized non-inferiority trial showed. For nearly 850 ...

Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized non-inferiority trial showed. For nearly 850 children with available primary ...

The study, published today in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, is part of the 'Biomarker-guided duration of Antibiotic Treatment in Children Hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial ...

Promoting the appropriate use of oral antibiotics has been a major theme in child health care during the past decade. In 2 recent studies, investigators examined changes in antibiotic prescribing ...

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Parents in El Paso, Texas, have resorted to trafficking their children in exchange for drugs, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is working with nonprofits in the state to combat ...

As the drugs have gained name recognition among adults, they’ve also become more and more popular with children and adolescents. About 1 in every 5 children in the U.S. has obesity, according to ...

They said that "no rationale" existed for the treatment of children with sore throats with antibiotics. The team recommended that GPs only use penicillin in children with sore throats when they ...

In a groundbreaking study published in the medical journal The Lancet, researchers have explored the possibility of treating acute, non-perforated appendicitis in children with antibiotics instead of ...

For now, an alternative approach to uncomplicated appendicitis in LMICs might be to first treat children with antibiotics while they travel to a qualified centre for safe, definitive surgery.