Autism spectrum disorders
5 tests you should not order for a child with autism
(HealthDay)—A leading medical group is offering testing guidelines for children with autistic behaviors.
Jun 21, 2021
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Health
Invisible threat: Listeria in smoked fish
In 2018, 701 cases of severe invasive listeriosis were communicated to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), which translates into 0.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Most listeriosis illnesses reported are severe and are associated ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Pediatrics
Kids are missing critical windows for lead testing due to pandemic
Families skipping or delaying pediatric appointments for their young children because of the pandemic are missing out on more than vaccines. Critical testing for lead poisoning has plummeted in many parts of the country.
Sep 16, 2020
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Pediatrics
Machine learning models identify kids at risk of lead poisoning
Machine learning can help public health officials identify children most at risk of lead poisoning, enabling them to concentrate their limited resources on preventing poisonings rather than remediating homes only after a ...
Sep 16, 2020
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Pediatrics
Third of UK paediatricians report seeing 'delayed presentations' in emergency care in lockdown
One in three UK paediatricians report dealing with emergency 'delayed presentations'—children who would have been expected to present much earlier for diagnosis/treatment of their condition—during the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Maternal obesity linked to increased risk of early-onset neonatal sepsis
The risk of early-onset neonatal bacterial sepsis increases with maternal obesity, according to a new study of University of Michigan and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
Jun 18, 2020
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Medical research
Carbon monoxide poisons thousands every year, and there are no good treatments
Carbon monoxide is an undetectable yet lethal gas, often produced by incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels, such as coal, gas and wood. It kills about 60 people a year in the UK, according to the NHS.
Feb 4, 2020
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Medical research
After decades of little progress, researchers may be catching up to sepsis
After decades of little or no progress, biomedical researchers are finally making some headway at detecting and treating sepsis, a deadly medical complication that sends a surge of pathogenic infection through the body and ...
Nov 13, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Poor toilet hygiene, not food, spreads antibiotic-resistant E. coli superbugs
Antibiotic-resistant E. coli is more likely to be spread through poor toilet hygiene than undercooked chicken or other food, according to new research from a consortium including the University of East Anglia.
Oct 22, 2019
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Medical research
Adding red light to artificial lungs to reduce carbon monoxide in poisoned patients
A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School has found that it is possible to remove carbon monoxide (CO) from blood by shining a red light on it as it moves through an artificial lung. ...
