Pediatric Battery-Related ED Visits Increased From 2010 to 2017
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatric emergency department visit rates related to batteries, particularly button batteries, increased from 2010 to 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in Pediatrics.
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Learn MoreLeading U.S. Pediatricians’ Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Recent years have seen several high-profile cases of doctors sexually abusing young patients. Now the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is issuing new recommendations aimed at prevention.Medical visits are …
Learn MorePathophysiology of Nocturnal Enuresis Explored in Adult Women
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In adult women, nocturnal enuresis (NE) may have urological and nonurological pathophysiology, according to a study recently published in Frontiers in Medicine.For the study, Qi-Xiang Song, from the Shanghai J…
Learn MoreFactory at Center of Baby Formula Recall Will Produce Similac Soon
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Roughly six months after it shut down its baby formula plant in Michigan, Abbott Laboratories said it plans to begin making Similac again.The baby formula will be the latest to restart production after Abbott’…
Learn MoreADHD Drug Adderall in Short Supply
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Labor shortages at Teva Pharmaceuticals have made Adderall, a widely used attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug, hard to find in some drugstores.But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted t…
Learn MoreChild ER Visits for Swallowed Button Batteries Doubled in a Decade
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Trista Hamsmith’s 18-month-old daughter, Reese, died after swallowing a button battery that slipped out of a remote control in the fall of 2020, and the mom-turned-advocate has spent the past two years trying …
Learn MoreHypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gen Zers and millennials are about twice as likely to develop high blood pressure during pregnancy than women from the baby boom generation were, a new study finds. This includes conditions such as preeclampsi…
Learn MoreSchool Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion
SUNDAY, Aug. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As high school sports get underway this fall, sports medicine specialists remind athletes, parents and coaches that concussions can be challenging to diagnose.Dr. Sean Bradley, a primary care sports medicine p…
Learn MoreWomen Receptive to Smart Wearable Technology During Pregnancy
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Prospective pregnant women report a willingness for continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring through wearable technology, according to a study published online July 14 in the Archives of Gynecology and Ob…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Imbruvica for Pediatric Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for pediatric patients with chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) after failure of one or more lines of systemic therapy.
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