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Rural NC school receives grant to fund school nurse
The Summit Charter School in North Carolina recently received a grant from the Highlands-Cashiers Health Foundation to employ a full-time school nurse. This grant will enable the school to provide the students of Summit...
Potential new treatment for peanut allergies
Aimmune Therapeutics is set to present new data on its AR101 compound, Palforzia, a potential new treatment for peanut allergies, in early November 2019 at the American College of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology (ACAAI)...
Suggestions to help parents reduce child’s anxiety
The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry released a study in March 2019 that showcases steps parents can take, in addition to standard therapy, to help lower or prevent anxiety...
Acute flaccid myelitis: Questions and possible answers
By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today
Researchers are working hard to answer several questions about acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Some recent information seems to be pointing the finger at enterovirus (specifically EV-D68 and...
Leveraging technology to improve care and patient outcomes
The CHAMP app supports at-home monitoring of patients with single ventricle cardiac disease.
Takeaways:
CHAMP is a single ventricle interstage application for home monitoring that transcends the organization by integrating the standardization of ambulatory care...
FDA announces plans to evaluate use of opioids for treating cough in children
On Aug. 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that an upcoming meeting of the pediatric advisory committee will focus on the use of prescription opioid products containing hydrocodone or codeine for...
New warnings for codeine, tramadol use in children and nursing mothers
On April 20, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is requiring a series of changes to labeling for codeine and tramadol to protect children and nursing mothers from harm. Read...
Children in U.S. have low aerobic fitness levels compared to other countries
According to a study on aerobic fitness in youth aged 9-17, published in in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the United States ranked 47 out of 50 countries. Read more and read the...
Promoting dietary wellness in toddlers: Helping caregivers overcome barriers
Nutrition can have a positive or negative impact on health throughout the entire lifespan. Proper diet and nutrition is always essential, but it is especially important during the toddler years, ages 1 to 3....
Verifying NG feeding tube placement in pediatric patients
Nasogastric (NG) tubes are placed to administer enteral nutrition, medications, or fluids to children of all ages who are unable to ingest enough proper nutrition by mouth to grow and develop normally. Most NG...
Amateur contact sports in youth may increase risk of CTE in adulthood
Males who play amateur contact sports in their youth may be at higher risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as adults, according to an article in Ata Neuropathologica. Read more and read the study abstract.
New guidelines for children with pulmonary hypertension
The American Heart Association and American Thoracic Society have issued the first guidelines for children with pulmonary hypertension. The guidelines are published in Circulation. Read more and access the guidelines.
FDA approves Promacta for pediatric patients with chronic ITP
On Aug. 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Promacta (eltrombopag) to treat chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in pediatric patients (ages one year and older). Read more.