Pemgarda blocks attachment of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into human cells.

A second booster dose is intended to address waning protection against serious illness.

Pediatricians, rheumatologists, ophthalmologists and other health care professionals must work together to coordinate care of patients with JIA and manage the long-term risks of biologics.

Two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine have been found to have lower effectiveness for some people who are immunocompromised compared to the general population. A third dose could enhance their antibody response.

An estimated 1.5 million children and adults in the U.S. are allergic to sesame.

Attendees can join the conference Oct. 8-12 in Philadelphia or virtually.

Fraudulent products include herbal teas, dietary supplements, mouthwashes, essential oils, tinctures, colloidal silver and air filters.

Two case reports in Pediatrics describe children with an inflammatory response in a later phase who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

The CDC is urging clinicians to report cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children to health departments so they can continue to learn more about the condition, which is rare but serious.

About 79% of the packaged, gluten-free foods for children had high sugar levels.

Diagnosing the first immune deficiency disease, Dr. Bruton described the case in a landmark paper in the June 1952 issue of Pediatrics ( http://bit.ly/2GpzBpp ). The genetic disease became known as Bruton’s or X-linked agammaglobulinemia.

Researchers found children with an autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease had a 50% higher hazard for an eating disorder.

Two years after being instructed to follow a strict gluten-free diet, children and adults experienced the greatest improvement in GI symptoms of bloating, diarrhea, weight loss and abdominal pain while there was the least improvement in constipation.

Study at 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco suggests need for additional support after hospital discharge.