Tag Archives: Pediatric

Dalvance (dalbavancin) Receives FDA Approval to Treat Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections in Pediatric Patients

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Dalvance® (dalbavancin) for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in pediatric patients from birth. Dalvance is the first single-dose option administered as a 30-minute intravenous (IV) infusion for… Read More »

Ontario hospitals are closing pediatric wards, forcing sick children to travel to Toronto

Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto News Health Canada The children’s units have either re-deployed staff to other areas of over-burdened hospitals, or converted their beds to adult care to deal with a surge in COVID-19 patients Author of the article: Tom Blackwell Publishing date: Apr 27, 2021 • 15 hours ago • 4 minute read • 51… Read More »

Pediatric hospitals face ‘double whammy,’ not spared from COVID-19 effects

Despite COVID-19 being more lethal in older people, the pandemic and its effects have not spared pediatric hospitals. Pediatric patient volumes were hard hit in the early months of this year amid the onset of the public health crisis, but they’ve been slower to return compared with adult acute care facilities, a lingering problem for… Read More »