BabySeq 2.0: Bringing equity to genomic sequencing in newborns

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainToday, nearly 900 disorders caused by a single gene are known to be treatable. Yet the recommended "heel st

Updated on: March 19,2024

BabySeq 2.0: Bringing equity to genomic sequencing in newborns

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainToday, nearly 900 disorders caused by a single gene are known to be treatable. Yet the recommended "heel st

Updated on:March 19,2024

COVID pandemic created immunization gaps in Africa. More than a half-million children are at risk

by Edina Amponsah-Dacosta,The ConversationCredit: Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsThe COVID pandemic exposed the fault lines in health systems and national routine immunization programs around the wo

Updated on: March 19,2024

COVID pandemic created immunization gaps in Africa. More than a half-million children are at risk

by Edina Amponsah-Dacosta,The ConversationCredit: Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsThe COVID pandemic exposed the fault lines in health systems and national routine immunization programs around the wo

Updated on:March 19,2024

Adolescent angst gains attention with focus on school stress

by Ali Jones,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineNew research shows a decline in young people reporting that they like school. Credit: CC0 via UnsplashWhile teen years are never ea

Updated on: July 01,2024

Adolescent angst gains attention with focus on school stress

by Ali Jones,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineNew research shows a decline in young people reporting that they like school. Credit: CC0 via UnsplashWhile teen years are never ea

Updated on:July 01,2024

How children are affected by coronavirus, RS virus and rhinovirus

by Svein Inge Meland,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyCoronaviruses tend to mutate into a fairly harmless virus, according to the opinion of PhD candidate Inger Heimdal following he

Updated on: February 24,2024

How children are affected by coronavirus, RS virus and rhinovirus

by Svein Inge Meland,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyCoronaviruses tend to mutate into a fairly harmless virus, according to the opinion of PhD candidate Inger Heimdal following he

Updated on:February 24,2024

There is an urgent need to prevent the lifelong damage caused by adverse childhood experiences

by Wolfgang Linden and Joelle LeMoult,The ConversationCredit: Julia Volk from PexelsMore than one-third of the population experiences adversity in childhood—including abuse, neglect or family vi

Updated on: July 01,2024

There is an urgent need to prevent the lifelong damage caused by adverse childhood experiences

by Wolfgang Linden and Joelle LeMoult,The ConversationCredit: Julia Volk from PexelsMore than one-third of the population experiences adversity in childhood—including abuse, neglect or family vi

Updated on:July 01,2024

Walking pneumonia cases spike among young kids

by Robin FosterWalking pneumonia cases are surging among young children in the United States, federal health officials warn."Bacterial infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae increased in the

Updated on: November 13,2024

Walking pneumonia cases spike among young kids

by Robin FosterWalking pneumonia cases are surging among young children in the United States, federal health officials warn."Bacterial infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae increased in the

Updated on:November 13,2024

Factors identified for failure of nonoperative treatment of pediatric appendicitis

For pediatric patients receiving nonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitis, higher pain level at presentation is associated with an increased risk for in-hospital treatment failure, accord

Updated on: February 29,2024

Factors identified for failure of nonoperative treatment of pediatric appendicitis

For pediatric patients receiving nonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitis, higher pain level at presentation is associated with an increased risk for in-hospital treatment failure, accord

Updated on:February 29,2024

COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages five to 11: What families need to know

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEver since Canada approved the child-sized Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 and started to distribute nearly t

Updated on: February 20,2024

COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages five to 11: What families need to know

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEver since Canada approved the child-sized Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 and started to distribute nearly t

Updated on:February 20,2024

Simple diagnostic model for pneumonia in kids to reduce need for X-rays

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainDiagnosis of community acquired pneumonia in children usually involves X-rays, despite recommendations to l

Updated on: February 20,2024

Simple diagnostic model for pneumonia in kids to reduce need for X-rays

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainDiagnosis of community acquired pneumonia in children usually involves X-rays, despite recommendations to l

Updated on:February 20,2024

Another study finds bogus 'conversion therapy' harms LGBTQ teens

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere are serious mental harms and high financial costs associated with so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ people, researchers report.Conversion therapy attempts

Updated on: February 24,2024

Another study finds bogus 'conversion therapy' harms LGBTQ teens

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere are serious mental harms and high financial costs associated with so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ people, researchers report.Conversion therapy attempts

Updated on:February 24,2024

Infants less than one year old most impacted by famine of the Dutch Hunger Winter with highest mortality rate

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDuring the Dutch Hunger Winter Famine, infants experienced the highest absolute and relative mortality

Updated on: April 22,2024

Infants less than one year old most impacted by famine of the Dutch Hunger Winter with highest mortality rate

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDuring the Dutch Hunger Winter Famine, infants experienced the highest absolute and relative mortality

Updated on:April 22,2024

Three-fold rise in babies born at 22 weeks given respiratory life support in England and Wales after guidelines change

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of very premature babies (22 weeks) given respiratory life support (survival-focused care) and/or admitted to neonatal units in Engla

Updated on: March 25,2024

Three-fold rise in babies born at 22 weeks given respiratory life support in England and Wales after guidelines change

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of very premature babies (22 weeks) given respiratory life support (survival-focused care) and/or admitted to neonatal units in Engla

Updated on:March 25,2024