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Pediatrics

Ask the Pediatrician: What's the best sleep position for a baby with reflux?

Q: My baby has reflux. How should I put him to sleep?

Apr 26, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New study helps improve detection of disease in newborn babies

New research will help health-care practitioners more accurately diagnose illness in newborn babies from urine samples by comparing them with samples from healthy babies.

Jun 16, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Coronavirus is accelerating a culture of no touching – here's why that's a problem

Touch has profound benefits for human beings. But over the last few decades, people have become increasingly cautious about socially touching others for a range of reasons. With the novel coronavirus spreading, this is bound ...

Mar 17, 2020

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Cardiology

Risk of heart disease later in life for premature babies

A new study led by researchers from the Royal Women's Hospital shows that young adults born extremely premature are susceptible to high blood pressure, putting them at higher risk of heart disease in later life.

Feb 10, 2020

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Bolstered mother-child bonds at heart of research

Known as 'the thief that steals motherhood," postpartum depression (PPD) not only obstructs a mother's capacity for understanding and enjoying her baby, but puts children at risk for behavioral and cognitive problems.

Dec 13, 2019

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Pediatrics

Good news for parents: Many preemie babies grow up fine

(HealthDay)—Having a premature baby can be frightening for parents, but new research delivers a calming finding: Many premature babies end up as healthy adults without major illnesses.

Oct 22, 2019

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Pediatrics

Babies have fewer respiratory infections if they have well-connected bacterial networks

Microscopic bacteria, which are present in all humans, cluster together and form communities in different parts of the body, such as the gut, lungs, nose and mouth. Now, for the first time, researchers have shown the extent ...

Oct 1, 2019

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Health

Helping preterm babies breathe

It's that sound we hear when healthy babies are born, just seconds after delivery—a gasp of air, perhaps even a cry, as a newborn inflates its lungs for the very first time.

Sep 6, 2019

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Health

Improving the nutritional quality of baby food

A nutritional survey of baby food on sale in Europe has shown that a significant number of products contain high sugar levels that contradict World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations.

Jul 15, 2019

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