Bio Pharma Dive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The results position Pfizer and BioNTech to seek clearance in children as young as five years old. But the companies haven't yet shared data on a rare heart inflammation associated with their shot that's a concern for regulators.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 5, 2023

The EC approved extending the label for Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Orkambi to treat cystic fibrosis in children aged one to two years.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 23, 2023

BioMarin has seen the label for its achondroplasia drug expand following two clinical trials that saw positive growth in children living with the condition.

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Pharma Times

MARCH 12, 2024

Globally, cancer is currently the most leading cause of death due to disease among children

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Bio Pharma Dive

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The FDA pushed back plans to expedite review of the shot in children under 5, seeking more data on a third dose. An advisory meeting scheduled for next week has been postponed as a result.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 15, 2022

The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) has granted emergency use authorization for Sinovac Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, in children aged three to five years. Furthermore, there exists no restriction on vaccine usage in immunosuppressed children aged three to five years.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 4, 2022

Sinovac Biotech has reported that its Covid-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, obtained approval from the Health Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China for usage in children of the age six months to three years.

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Bio Pharma Dive

MAY 8, 2024

The results add to an early but growing body of evidence suggesting gene therapy may improve outcomes in young kids with a genetic form of deafness.

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Bio Pharma Dive

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Pfizer's reformulated vaccine is now authorized for children 6 months to 4 years of age who have not completed its primary series, while Moderna's updated shot is cleared as a booster for those 6 months to 5 years old.

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BioSpace

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The label for the achondroplasia drug, which promotes endochondral bone growth, now covers children under five years of age with the rare genetic disease causing the most common form of dwarfism.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 9, 2023

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital have mapped the immune system in the gut of children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The results, which were published in Cell Reports Medicine, can be used to design more targeted therapies.

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Pharma Times

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Tafinlar and Mekinist led to a 56% overall response rate in children with BM-HGG - News - PharmaTimes

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Pharma Times

MARCH 11, 2024

The neurodevelopmental condition affects up to four in 100 children

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 31, 2023

MHRA imposes restrictions on acne drug in children Phil.Taylor Tue, 31/10/2023 - 12:11 Bookmark this

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Outsourcing Pharma

APRIL 8, 2024

has declared the successful enrollment completion in its phase 3 clinical trial of leniolisib, an investigational drug designed for children aged 4 to 11 years with activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta syndrome (APDS). Pharming Group N.V.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 26, 2023

New research has revealed children's physical activity in the UK has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels—but children are still more sedentary during the week.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 8, 2023

Usually occurring in children aged 5 to 7 years old, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) is an aggressive type of brain tumor that affects 20 children in Australia each year.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Children who are exposed to the Zika virus while in the womb, but who are not subsequently diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), may still display differences in some aspects of cognitive development, mood and mobility compared to unexposed children, reports a study published in Pediatric Research.

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STAT News

JANUARY 31, 2023

The researchers found that Black children were impacted more than white children, largely because of the higher amounts of poverty and adversity they face.

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XTalks

JULY 7, 2023

Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines that emphasized the critical role that marketers must play in safeguarding children’s health. The WHO underscored the need for tighter regulations to protect children from the adverse effects of food marketing.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 9, 2022

A study has shown that a mobile game can be used to gather symptom data from children undergoing treatment for cancer, and potentially might also be used to provide personalised management of their care. ” The post Game used to track symptoms in children with cancer appeared first on.

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STAT News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday. million young people in the U.S.

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Scienmag

MAY 1, 2022

A study of nearly 9,000 children found those who eat a vegetarian diet had similar measures of growth and nutrition compared to children who eat meat. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto, also found that children with a vegetarian diet had higher odds of […].

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NPR Health - Shots

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

In a region of India where coal equals survival, educator Pinaki Roy gives children lessons in English, computers and the arts. He wants to help lift their spirits — and escape poverty. Image credit: Walaa Alshaer for NPR)

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Twenty years ago, 4 out of 10 European children ate fruit and vegetables daily. Today, the proportion is the same, in spite of schemes to provide children with fruit at school. Why hasn't there been more improvement?

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 21, 2023

Using powerful sequencing technology, researchers have identified specific biomarker patterns in the blood that are unique to severe COVID-19 infection, as well as others unique to Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a severe complication of COVID-19 infection in children.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 4, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding a nationwide study in the US to support research on long-COVID, chronic COVID, or as it’s scientifically known, post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) in children. As the years progressed and economies began to re-open, more children were exposed to and diagnosed with the virus.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 10, 2023

A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2009 to 2017 determined that approximately 1 in 44 children ages 3-17 are diagnosed with some form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

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Medical Xpress

MAY 3, 2023

Higher numbers of malnourished children suffering from stunting and wasting are found in poorer households in East and Southern Africa, while more overweight children live in the richest homes, a new study reveals.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 18, 2023

New research from University of East Anglia reveals why some children may be slower to learn words than others.

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

And the scientific literature is quite clear: learning to fear through observation is common especially in children who take their parents as models and learn to fear a stimulus without being directly exposed to an aversive situation. Many fears develop during childhood.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 1, 2023

The United States is in the midst of a mental health crisis with rising rates of hospitalization for suicide and self-harm events among children and adolescents.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 6, 2023

New findings from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine confirm that the rates of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes continue to increase in children and young adults. Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children and young adults also had higher incidence rates of diabetes.

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NPR Health - Shots

JANUARY 31, 2023

Children ages 19 and under died from COVID-19 at a rate at 1 per 100,000, making it rare, but still a leading cause of death among that age group. Image credit: Mary Altaffer/AP)

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

University of Queensland researchers have found children will help people in distress unless there is a personal cost.

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STAT News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it had amended the emergency use authorizations for the updated Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 boosters, to allow their use in children aged 6 months and older. Read the rest…

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NPR Health - Shots

JANUARY 3, 2023

The cases of accidental ingestion of cannabis candies and baked goods among small children increased 1,375% in five years, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics. Image credit: Eva Marie Uzcategu/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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