Bespoke, Code-Free AI Model Beneficial for Retinal Images
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bespoke and code-free deep learning (CFDL) models can discriminate healthy retinal images from those with features of pre-plus or plus disease, indicating retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), according to a study …
Learn MoreAdoption of Probiotics in NICU for VLBW Neonates Has Limited Benefit
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For very low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates, adoption of routine use of probiotics is associated with a reduction in the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), but not in sepsis or death, according to a st…
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…
Learn MorePreterm Birth, Large for Gestational Age Increase A-Fib Risk Up to Middle Age
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Preterm birth and being large for gestational age (GA) at birth are associated with increased risks for atrial fibrillation (AF) up to middle age independently of familial factors, according to a study publis…
Learn MoreCerebral Oximetry Monitoring Not Beneficial in Extreme Preemies
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment guided by cerebral oximetry monitoring for the first 72 hours after birth is not associated with a lower incidence of death or severe brain injury by 36 weeks of postmenstrual age for infants born e…
Learn MorePreterm Birth Tied to Higher Risk for Obstructive Airway Disease in Adulthood
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Preterm birth is a risk factor for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood, according to a study published online March 29 in the European Respiratory Journal.Anna Pulakka, Ph.D…
Learn MoreLa FDA retira la aprobación de un medicamento para prevenir los nacimientos prematuros
JUEVES, 6 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El jueves, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. retiró formalmente su aprobación de un fármaco que buscaba prevenir los nacimientos prematuros.El medicamento, que se vendía con e…
Learn MoreFDA Withdraws Approval of Drug Meant to Prevent Preterm Births
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally withdrew its approval of a drug that was meant to prevent preterm births.Sold as Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection), the drug was first…
Learn MoreFDA Withdraws Approval of Drug Meant to Prevent Preterm Births
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally withdrew its approval of a drug that was meant to prevent preterm births.Sold as Makena, the drug was first approved in 2011 under the FDA’s acceler…
Learn MoreLas incubadoras ruidosas podrían dañar el oído de los bebés prematuros
LUNES, 27 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque una incubadora le puede salvar la vida a un bebé prematuro, quizá contribuya a la pérdida auditiva en estos bebés vulnerables.Un nuevo estudio, que se publicó en la edición del 27 de marzo de la re…
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