Nature

US pediatric population-level associations of DXA-measured percentage of body fat with four BMI metrics with cutoffs

Four body mass index (BMI) metrics—BMI, BMI z-score, BMI percentile and BMI%—are commonly used as proxy measures for children’s adiposity. We sought to determine a BMI metric that is most strongly ...
ascopubs.org

Total Body Irradiation or Chemotherapy Conditioning in Childhood ALL: A Multinational, Randomized, Noninferiority Phase III Study

FORUM is a randomized, controlled, open-label, international, multicenter, phase III, noninferiority study. Patients ≤ 18 years at diagnosis, 4-21 years at HSCT, in complete remission pre-HSCT, and ...
Reuters

Quoin Reports Clinically Meaningful Whole Body Response to QRX003 in Pediatric Netherton Syndrome; Second Patient Cleared for Dosing

Initial pediatric subject shows sustained benefit with QRX003; second patient approved for full-body treatment in ongoing Netherton syndrome study ASHBURN, VA, April 2, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- Quoin ...
Education Week

Pediatrics Academy Recommends Limiting Body Checking in Youth Ice Hockey

Body checking should be restricted to elite levels of boys’ ice hockey starting no earlier than age 15, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends in a policy statement published online today in ...