Yale researchers found that the current definition of acute kidney injury may be causing patients without the condition to be misclassified. Dr. F. Perry Wilson Their research, published in the ...

An objective definition of cure for children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been elusive. If eradication of the leukemic clone is the sole criterion, patients who maintain ...

(HealthDay News) — A case description can reliably define patients with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), according to a study published online Nov. 30 in JAMA Pediatrics. Matthew J. Elrick, MD, PhD, from ...

First and corresponding author Anita Arias, M.D., St. Jude Department of Pediatric Medicine and senior author Asya Agulnik, M.D., MPH, St. Jude Global Critical Care ...

The epidemiologic characteristics of children and young adults with acute kidney injury have been described in single-center and retrospective studies. We conducted a multinational, prospective study ...

AECRS lacks consistent definitions, complicating research and treatment, and often leads to overtreatment with antibiotics and corticosteroids. A new regulatory definition for AECRS offers progress ...

Acute bacterial sinusitis may now be diagnosed in a child with upper respiratory infection (URI) and worsening symptoms after initial improvement, according to updated guidelines from the American ...