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Safely keeping children warm when the power goes out at home during the winter

Safely keeping children warm when the power goes out at home during the winter

by Carl Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen the power goes out, it can throw off all of your family's normal routines. If the power failure i

Safely keeping children warm when the power goes out at home during the winter

by Carl Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen the power goes out, it can throw off all of your family's normal routines. If the power failure i
Injected Xolair therapy could prevent food allergies in kids

Injected Xolair therapy could prevent food allergies in kids

by Dennis ThompsonA new treatment appears to reduce food allergies in children and teens, according to interim clinical trial results.A lab-made monoclonal antibody called omalizumab (Xolair) signific

Injected Xolair therapy could prevent food allergies in kids

by Dennis ThompsonA new treatment appears to reduce food allergies in children and teens, according to interim clinical trial results.A lab-made monoclonal antibody called omalizumab (Xolair) signific
Scientists create patch that may successfully treat congenital heart defects in infants and last a lifetime

Scientists create patch that may successfully treat congenital heart defects in infants and last a lifetime

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit:Materials Today Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107596Using laboratory engineered tissue, scientists at the University of Colorado

Scientists create patch that may successfully treat congenital heart defects in infants and last a lifetime

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit:Materials Today Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107596Using laboratory engineered tissue, scientists at the University of Colorado
Move to electric vehicles could prevent millions of child asthma attacks each year

Move to electric vehicles could prevent millions of child asthma attacks each year

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 Editors' notesby Ernie MundellIf all cars and trucks sold in America were "zero emission" by 2040 and the country's electric grid was also powered by clean energy,

Move to electric vehicles could prevent millions of child asthma attacks each year

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 Editors' notesby Ernie MundellIf all cars and trucks sold in America were "zero emission" by 2040 and the country's electric grid was also powered by clean energy,
Vaccine effectiveness modest for children, teens during Omicron

Vaccine effectiveness modest for children, teens during Omicron

During Omicron predominance, the estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the BNT162b2 two-dose vaccination among children and adolescents was modest and decreased rapidly, according to a study publish

Vaccine effectiveness modest for children, teens during Omicron

During Omicron predominance, the estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the BNT162b2 two-dose vaccination among children and adolescents was modest and decreased rapidly, according to a study publish
How Can I Tell If My Baby Has Food Allergies?

How Can I Tell If My Baby Has Food Allergies?

How Can I Tell If My Baby Has Food Allergies?Signs and Symptoms of Allergies in BabiesByJeanette BradleyUpdated on April 04, 2022Medically reviewed byJonathan B. Jassey, DOFood

How Can I Tell If My Baby Has Food Allergies?

How Can I Tell If My Baby Has Food Allergies?Signs and Symptoms of Allergies in BabiesByJeanette BradleyUpdated on April 04, 2022Medically reviewed byJonathan B. Jassey, DOFood
New strategies generate more accurate pediatric brain organoids

New strategies generate more accurate pediatric brain organoids

by Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyImage of novel brain organoid model showing its characteristic convoluted shaped and extended neuroepithelium. The neurons present in the organoid are s

New strategies generate more accurate pediatric brain organoids

by Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyImage of novel brain organoid model showing its characteristic convoluted shaped and extended neuroepithelium. The neurons present in the organoid are s
World's first studies with bedside portable MRI in pediatric ECMO patients

World's first studies with bedside portable MRI in pediatric ECMO patients

by Petra Sandow,University of BonnRepresenting T1 and T2-weighted images from the four patients receiving pMRI during ECLS treatment. In Patient 3 pMRI showed right hemispheric intracerebral hem

World's first studies with bedside portable MRI in pediatric ECMO patients

by Petra Sandow,University of BonnRepresenting T1 and T2-weighted images from the four patients receiving pMRI during ECLS treatment. In Patient 3 pMRI showed right hemispheric intracerebral hem
Blood analysis predicts sepsis and organ failure in children

Blood analysis predicts sepsis and organ failure in children

by University of QueenslandCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsUniversity of Queensland researchers have developed a method to predict if a child is likely to develop sepsis and go into organ f

Blood analysis predicts sepsis and organ failure in children

by University of QueenslandCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsUniversity of Queensland researchers have developed a method to predict if a child is likely to develop sepsis and go into organ f
Cranial remolding: Study shows baby helmets yield high success rate

Cranial remolding: Study shows baby helmets yield high success rate

by Valerie Goodwin,University of MichiganCredit: Jacob Dwyer, Michigan MedicineOn average, about 450 infants are fit with a cranial remolding orthosis, also known as a helmet, each year at Unive

Cranial remolding: Study shows baby helmets yield high success rate

by Valerie Goodwin,University of MichiganCredit: Jacob Dwyer, Michigan MedicineOn average, about 450 infants are fit with a cranial remolding orthosis, also known as a helmet, each year at Unive
Mental health respite facilities are filling care gaps in over a dozen states

Mental health respite facilities are filling care gaps in over a dozen states

by Cheryl Platzman WeinstockCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAimee Quicke has made repeated trips to emergency rooms, hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and psychiatric lockdowns for mental heal

Mental health respite facilities are filling care gaps in over a dozen states

by Cheryl Platzman WeinstockCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAimee Quicke has made repeated trips to emergency rooms, hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and psychiatric lockdowns for mental heal
Health inequity may drive higher symptom burden in childhood cancer survivors

Health inequity may drive higher symptom burden in childhood cancer survivors

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalMelissa Hudson, M.D., co-author Les Robison, Ph.D., St. Jude Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control chair, I-Chang Huang, Ph.D., co-author and K

Health inequity may drive higher symptom burden in childhood cancer survivors

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalMelissa Hudson, M.D., co-author Les Robison, Ph.D., St. Jude Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control chair, I-Chang Huang, Ph.D., co-author and K