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Welcome New Clinical Provider: Mary Clay Federspiel, MSN, CPNP-PC

December 15, 2025
Mary Clay Federspiel, MSN, CPNP-PC, joined the Muenzer MPS center in the Pediatric division of Genetics & Metabolism as an Advanced Practice Practitioner on December 15, 2025. Ms. Federspiel completed a Bachelor of Science at William & Mary in 2006 and a BSN at the University of North Carolina at...

Systemic Disease Progression and Neurodegeneration in the Gbe1ys/ys Mouse Model of Glycogen Storage Disease IV.

December 15, 2025
Choi SJ, Koch RL, Gibson RA, Weaver FE, Adhikari Y, Eisner W, Mehta A, Jeck WR, Lim JA, Kishnani PS. Am J Pathol. 2025 Dec 15:S0002-9440(25)00437-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2025.11.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41407198.

Overlapping Clinical Phenotypes in Patients with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia or Activated PI3K Delta Syndrome.

December 11, 2025
Shapiro AJ, Wu EY, Morris-Rosendahl DJ, Olivier KN, Dell SD, Sagel SD, Dutmer CM, Mosquera RA, Rose M, O'Connor MG, Ma CA, Uzel G, Vece TJ, Zariwala MA, Knowles MR, Leigh MW, Davis SD, Ferkol TW. J Pediatr. 2025 Feb 6:114499. doi: 10.1016/ j.jpeds.2025.114499. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39922272.

Effect of prednisone on woodsmoke-induced sputum inflammation in healthy volunteers: A randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study.

December 11, 2025
Noah TL, Alexis NE, Bennett WD, Hernandez ML, Burbank AJ, Li H, Zhou H, Jaspers I, Peden DB. J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob. 2025 Feb;4(1):100347. PMID: 39524042; PMCID: PMC11546454.

Laughon Leads UNC Study Confirming Early Use of Medications May Lead to Life-Threatening Conditions in Preterm Infants with Heart Defect

December 9, 2025
A clinical trial led by Dr. Matt Laughon, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, weighs medications versus ‘wait and see’ approach for treatment of patent ductus arteriosus.

Expectant Management vs Medication for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants: The PDA Randomized Clinical Trial. 

December 9, 2025
Laughon MM, Thomas SM, Watterberg KL, Kennedy KA, Keszler M, Ambalavanan N, Davis AS, Slaughter JL, Guillet R, Colaizy TT, Cotten CM, Dhawan MA, Bose CL, Talbert J, Smucny S, Benitz WE, Rysavy MA, Ohls RK, Baserga MC, DeMauro SB, Jaleel M, Jackson WM, Carlo WA, Puopolo KM, Hibbs AM,...

Hydrocortisone in Preterm Infants and School-Age Functional Outcomes: Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial. 

December 8, 2025
DeMauro SB, Kirpalani H, Hintz S, Watterberg KL, Watson V, Lowe J, Shankaran S, Chawla S, Vohr B, Msall ME, D'Angio CT, Yoder BA, Lai K, Winter S, Colaizy TT, Merhar SL, Ziolkowski K, Bann CM, Trotta M, Newman JE, Walsh MC, Higgins RD, Cahill TE, Duncan AF, Wilson-Costello DE,...

Dosing trajectories of antihypertensive agents among preterm neonates: A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis. 

December 8, 2025
Pittman MC, Perez AD, Tanni KA, Sanderson KR, Park J, Feig DI, Laughon MM Loop MS. PLoS One. 2025 Dec 8;20(12):e0336994. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336994. eCollection 2025. PMID: 41359632.

Characteristics Associated With EuroLupus Versus Modified National Institutes of Health Cyclophosphamide Regimen Use in Children and Young Adults With Lupus Nephritis.

December 7, 2025
Wang CS, Sadun RE, Zhou W, Miller KR, Ardoin SP, Bearer C, Hause E, Hui-Yuen J, Ling N, Pereira M, Riebschleger M, Rouster-Stevens K, Sarkissian A, Shalen J, Soulsby WD, Twilt M, Wu EY, Lewandowski LB, Wenderfer SE, Cooper JC; Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Lupus Nephritis Working Group....

Technical considerations and applications of point-of-care ultrasound in the NICU. 

December 5, 2025
Osborne AD, Corder W, Stoller JZ, Lawrence K, Carr CB, Fraga MV, Johng S. Semin Perinatol. 2025 Dec 5:152190. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2025.152190. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41353076.