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It is the first topical JAK inhibitor approved in the U.S. for pediatric atopic dermatitis read on >

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing the safety of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions for 25 years, amid a push from conservative state attorneys general and anti-abortion groups. The announcement was made in a letter from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, according to CBS News. The… read on > read on >

Teenagers and young adults turning to TikTok for sexual health advice would do well to make sure videos are produced by qualified health professionals, a new study says. More than 20% of sexual health-related TikToks created by non-medical influencers contained inaccurate info, researchers reported Sunday at the American Academy of Pediatrics’ annual meeting in Denver.… read on > read on >

More kids are being hurt in golf cart accidents, a new study says. Golf cart injuries among children have steadily increased over the past three years, researchers reported Sunday at the American Academy of Pediatrics’ annual meeting in Denver. Nine out of 10 kids injured are boys, and nearly half are younger than 12, researchers… read on > read on >

Babies who grow up around dogs might be less likely to develop childhood asthma, a new study says. However, they don’t get the same protection from growing up around cats, according to findings presented Sunday in Amsterdam at a meeting of the European Respiratory Society. “We found that, while cat allergens showed no association, exposure… read on > read on >

A new gene therapy has shown promise in slowing the progression of Huntington’s disease, according to early trial results released Wednesday. In a Phase 1/2 study, patients given a high dose of UniQure’s experimental therapy AMT-130 experienced a 75% slowing of disease progression after three years, the company said. The therapy also reduced levels of… read on > read on >

The number of kids hurt or killed by a reversing car dramatically dropped after backup cameras were required in new vehicles, according to a new study. Cases of children severely injured by a car in reverse fell by half following the 2018 federal mandate requiring backup cameras, researchers will report Saturday at the annual meeting… read on > read on >

Routine screening can help find kids who are suffering from undiagnosed asthma in communities with high levels of the breathing disorder, a new study says. Asthma screening during well-child visits found that more than two-thirds (35%) of children with no previous diagnosis of asthma had at least one risk factor for the disease, researchers will… read on > read on >

A COVID-19 infection might blunt a person’s sense of smell for years afterward, but so subtly they might not even notice it, a new study says. In all, 4 out of 5 people who reported that COVID had altered their sense of smell still scored low on a clinical scent detection test taken about two… read on > read on >

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) declined in U.S. adults last year, but syphilis passed from mothers to newborns continued to climb, new federal data shows. Tentative numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal a third straight year of fewer gonorrhea cases and a second consecutive year of declines in adult chlamydia… read on > read on >