Top 5 Takeaways This MMWR article reports the youngest confirmed case of monkeypox in Florida involving an infant under 2 months old. Initial symptoms included a rash and cellulitis. After
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Top 5 Takeaways Case Trends: A comparative increase in pediatric brain abscesses, epidural empyemas, and subdural empyemas associated with Streptococcus species was observed in the United States from January 2016
Top 5 Takeaways In 2019, less than half of Medicaid enrollees aged 2–16 with Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) received recommended transcranial Doppler (TCD) screening, crucial for stroke risk identification. Hydroxyurea
Top 5 Takeaways In 2022, 14.1% of high school students and 3.3% of middle school students reported using e-cigarettes. Among these users, 42.3% used e-cigarettes frequently, with daily use reported
Top 5 Takeaways Surge in Respiratory Illnesses: There’s been an increase in acute respiratory illness (ARI) and asthma/reactive airway disease (RAD) among children and adolescents in the summer of 2022,
Top 5 Takeaways High Prevalence of ACEs: During the COVID-19 pandemic, 73.1% of U.S. high school students reported at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), with 7.8% reporting four or
Top 5 Takeaways Declining Cannabis Use Trends: Between 2008–2021, cannabis use among male and female students in grades 8, 10, and 12 in King County, Washington, showed a significant decline.
Top 5 Takeaways New and Updated Vaccine Recommendations: The 2024 immunization schedule includes key changes, notably for influenza, pneumococcal vaccines, RSV monoclonal antibody (RSV-mAb), respiratory syncytial virus vaccines (RSV), COVID-19
Top 5 Takeaways Prevalence and Demographics: Monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections in children and adolescents aged <18 years constituted only 0.3% of all U.S. cases during the study period, with no
Top 5 Takeaways Increased Hospitalization Rates: During the Omicron variant-predominant periods, hospitalization rates among infants aged <6 months increased compared to the Delta variant period, but severe disease indicators among