Is That Hand-Me-Down Crib or Stroller Safe? Most Parents Unsure, Survey Finds
MONDAY, May 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Baby equipment is costly, so many parents buy it used, but they’re not always sure whether it’s still safe, a nationwide poll reveals.About half of the 932 parents surveyed in February said they had used pre-own…
Learn MorePrevalence of Certain Bacterial Coinfections Low for Young COVID-19-Positive Febrile Infants
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Febrile infants aged 8 to 60 days old who test positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have a low prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI), bacteremia, and bacterial meningi…
Learn MoreRSV in First Year of Life Tied to Risk for Childhood Asthma
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among healthy, term infants, not being infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the first year of life is associated with a substantially lower risk for developing childhood asthma, according to a s…
Learn More¿Deberían todos los recién nacidos de EE. UU. someterse a una prueba genómica?
MARTES, 9 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque los recién nacidos solo reciben pruebas de unas 60 afecciones tratables, hay cientos de trastornos genéticos que cuentan con tratamientos dirigidos.Ahora, una encuesta nacional de expertos en enferm…
Learn MoreShould All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While newborns are only screened for about 60 treatable conditions, there are hundreds of genetic disorders that have targeted treatments. Now, a national survey of experts in rare diseases found the vast major…
Learn MoreUnos médicos realizan la primera cirugía cerebral en el útero
VIERNES, 5 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez, los médicos han realizado con éxito una cirugía cerebral en un feto para tratar una rara anomalía de los vasos sanguíneos, que puede resultar letal en los recién nacidos.Los expertos apun…
Learn MoreFetal Embolization Feasible for Vein of Galen Malformation
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transuterine ultrasound-guided fetal embolization of vein of Galen malformation is feasible and eliminates postnatal pathophysiology, according to a research letter published online May 4 in Stroke.Darren B. Orb…
Learn MoreDoctors Perform First In Utero Brain Surgery
FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, doctors have successfully performed fetal brain surgery to treat a rare blood vessel abnormality that can be fatal to newborns.Experts said the accomplishment, for a condition known as a vein…
Learn MoreEat, Sleep, Console Approach Beneficial for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, use of the Eat, Sleep, Console care approach reduces the number of days until medical readiness for discharge, according to a study published online April …
Learn MoreDangerous Infections in ‘Preemie’ Babies May Begin in the Gut
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About half of extremely preterm babies have at least one life-threatening bacterial infection in their bloodstream after 72 hours of life. Now, new research points to the babies’ own gut microbiomes as the sou…
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