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Delgocitinib ointment safely reduces symptoms in paediatric atopic dermatitis
Treatment with delgocitinib ointment, a topical Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, for paediatric atopic dermatitis (AD) is effective and well tolerated when applied for up to 56 weeks, according to a phase III trial and a subsequent open-label, long-term study in Japan.

Endocrinologic dysfunction common among CNS infection survivors
Children who survived central nervous system (CNS) infections experience many endocrinologic imbalances, according to a study. Of these infections, meningitis poses the highest risk of subsequent endocrinopathies, particularly short stature.

Maternal TDF, infant HBV vax, HBIg-free strategy prevent infant hep B
In the absence of infant hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIg), maternal tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) prophylaxis combined with infant hepatitis B virus (HBV) immunization provide sufficient protection against HBV infection in infants, findings from the iTAP-2 study suggest. However, the risk of infection was not demonstrably below 2 percent.





