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Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State As the Initial Presentation of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in an Adolescent: A Case Report

Glucose exceeded 1,000 mg/dL with hyperosmolality, dehydration and only mild acidosis; treatment caused marked glucose swings needing repeated insulin and dextrose titration.

Paediatrics · Cureus · 1d

Pediatric Headache: A Practical Approach to Clinical Diagnosis and Management

No numerical results reported. Diagnosis rests on structured history, disability assessment and examination; red flags prompt risk stratification rather than reflexive neuroimaging

Paediatrics · Cureus · 1d

Profile of Invasive Fungal Infections in a Paediatric Haemato-Oncology Unit: A Five-Year Retrospective Cohort Study From a Tertiary Care Centre in South India

33 IFI episodes in 23 patients; Candida and Aspergillus each 43.5%. All 20 Candida episodes were fungemia, 60.0% Candida tropicalis, 100% fluconazole-susceptible. Mortality 26.1% overall: 0 Candida, 30% aspergillosis, 100% mucormycosis.

Paediatrics · Cureus · 2d

Oxygen vs Air at Birth for Moderate- to Late-Preterm Infants: The AIROPLANE Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial.

Ongoing respiratory support when leaving the delivery room: 700 of 964 (72.6%) with Fio2 0.30 vs 626 of 854 (73.3%) with Fio2 0.21; risk difference -0.83 (95% CI, -4.33 to 2.67).

Paediatrics · JAMA · 3d

PIL challenges Centre’s HPV vaccination drive, seeks Supreme Court intervention over consent, safety and accountability

School-based HPV vaccination may pause; verify consent protocols and legal status before counselling parents or administering doses.

Paediatrics · ETHealthworld · 5d

FDA Takes Steps to Maintain Newborn Access to Life-Saving Starter Nutrition Products

Ensures neonatal intensive care units can keep stocking starter PN for premature infants during potential shortages, preventing treatment delays.

Paediatrics · FDA — Press Announcements · 7d

FSSAI plans curbs on high-fat food sales within 50 metres of schools, CEO Rajit Punhani says

This may reduce childhood obesity and metabolic risk; paediatricians should counsel families on healthier snack choices near schools.

Paediatrics · ETHealthworld · 8d

Safe Sleep Video Intervention via Text Messaging to Low-Income Families

Text-delivered safe sleep videos may reduce unsafe infant sleep practices in low-income families—consider integrating into prenatal and postnatal outreach.

Paediatrics · JAMA · 11d

Trouble Lies Ahead for Global Immunization Coverage

Expect more vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in your practice; check and catch up children behind on routine immunizations.

Paediatrics · JAMA · 11d

FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Young Children with Sickle Cell Disease

Now offers a one-time cure option for children as young as 2 with recurrent crises, potentially ending years of transfusions and pain.

Paediatrics · FDA — Press Announcements · 2 Jul