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Cancers (Basel)
January 2025
Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9030 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20892-8200, USA.
Background: Oral therapeutic options for plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are receiving attention in clinical research. The MEK inhibitor (MEKi) Selumetinib is FDA-approved in children ages 2+ years with inoperable PNs, and shows activity in adults. Prolonged therapy with selumetinib is necessary to maintain tumor reduction.
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January 2025
Nursing School of Lisbon, 1990-096 Lisbon, Portugal.
Parents who accompany their children with a complex chronic illness until their death experience a unique situation, with vulnerabilities, specific needs and enormous suffering. The aim of the study was to describe the lived experience of parents who accompanied their children with a complex chronic illness until their death, in a paediatric palliative care setting. : We opted for a qualitative methodology, with a descriptive phenomenological orientation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate young people's experience of retainer wear in the immediate term and at 6 months after appliance removal, and to explore the factors affecting retainer wear adherence.
Design: Qualitative study.
Setting: Orthodontic departments at two teaching hospitals in Yorkshire, UK.
J Am Coll Health
January 2025
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Anne & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
College students have cited inconvenience, ease of forgetting, and lack of time as barriers to influenza (flu) vaccine receipt. We hypothesized that "pop-up" clinics and live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) would facilitate delivery and align with preferences of college students. During the 2023-2024 flu season, undergraduate participants were recruited to receive LAIV at 5 "pop-up" clinics across a large midwestern campus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Child Neurol
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental condition presenting with poor motor skill development and impaired coordination at a young age. To diagnose DCD, neurologic conditions explanatory for the phenotype, including structural brain abnormalities like hydrocephalus, must be first ruled out. However, these neurologic conditions may phenotypically mimic DCD, which can hamper their distinction.
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