EBM Conference–Pediatrics
Maternal use of antidepressants and birth defect risk
Article: JAMA Psychiatry. 2020 Dec 1;77(12):1246-1255. Maternal Use of Specific Antidepressant Medications During Early Pregnancy and the Risk of Selected Birth Defects…
Brentuximab Vedotin for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Article: N Engl J Med. 2022 Nov 3;387(18):1649-1660. Brentuximab Vedotin with Chemotherapy in Pediatric High-Risk Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Reviewer: Dr. Asba Memon…
Sports physical screening for cardiac sudden death
Article: J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Jul 16;8(14):e012235. Performance of the American Heart Association (AHA) 14-Point Evaluation Versus Electrocardiography for the Cardiovascular…
Omalizumab for food allergies
Article: N Engl J Med. 2024 Mar 7;390(10):889-899 Omalizumab for the Treatment of Multiple Food Allergies Reviewer: Dr. Myranda Grismore …
Dexamethasone vs. prednisone for acute asthma
Article: J Pediatr. 2017 Dec;191:190-196.e1. Randomized Trial of Dexamethasone Versus Prednisone for Children with Acute Asthma Exacerbations Reviewer: Dr. Bailey Clancy…
Antisecretory treatments for GERD
Article: Dis Esophagus. 2012 Nov-Dec;25(8):671-7. Impact of antisecretory treatment on respiratory symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children Reviewer: Dr. Emily Garrison…
Mother vitamin D supplementation and effect on infant bone
Article: Breastfeed Med. 2022 Jun;17(6):493-500. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2021.0281. Epub 2022 Mar 10. Comparison of Infant Bone Mineral Content and Density After Infant Daily…
Voxelotor for sickle cell disease
Article: Lancet Haematol. 2021 May;8(5):e306-e307. PMID: 33838114 Voxelotor in adolescents and adults with sickle cell disease (HOPE): long-term follow-up results of an…
Extended half-life rFVIIIFc for previously untreated hemophilia A
Article: Blood. 2022 Jun 30;139(26):3699-3707. First study of extended half-life rFVIIIFc in previously untreated patients with hemophilia A: PUPs A-LONG final results…
SMART: a new strategy in asthma
Article: Chest. 2006 Dec;130(6):1733-43. Budesonide/formoterol maintenance plus reliever therapy: a new strategy in pediatric asthma Reviewer: Dr. Cece Gadaga…