Vulnerable preemie babies often behind on vaccines
Preemies often lag behind full-term babies in getting routine vaccinations—and the difference remains at age 3, a new study finds.
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Preemies often lag behind full-term babies in getting routine vaccinations—and the difference remains at age 3, a new study finds.
Aug 7, 2019
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common illness that develops in babies born premature with underdeveloped lungs. A chronic disease that may present long-term breathing problems and can be fatal, there is no cure ...
Aug 5, 2019
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Platelets—tiny cells critical for blood clotting—could be the key to protecting against brain damage occurring during pregnancy or around the time of birth.
Aug 2, 2019
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Many studies have uncovered racial gaps in health care in the United States, but now a new review confirms that the disparity begins at birth.
Jul 29, 2019
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Twenty-four to 48 hours after birth, every newborn in the U.S. will have a few drops of blood drawn and sent to a lab to be screened for hidden and potentially life-threatening disorders. This process, known as universal ...
Jul 1, 2019
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Around half of patients admitted to hospital in Vietnam are carriers of multiresistant intestinal bacteria, which are resistant to carbapenems, a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics. This is the conclusion of a study by Swedish ...
Jun 25, 2019
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A warm smile and a caring hand on the shoulder are not enough to overcome the language barriers that can arise between parents and healthcare professionals in neonatal care when the parents have not mastered the Swedish language. ...
Jun 24, 2019
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Being a new parent of a newborn admitted to a neonatal unit is stressful and challenging. A mobile health app designed to inform and support parents with babies in neonatal care is the focus of a Massey University clinical ...
Jun 7, 2019
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A California hospital on Wednesday disclosed the birth of the world's smallest baby ever to survive, weighing a mere 245 grams (8.6 ounces)—the same as a large apple—when she was born.
May 30, 2019
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Researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital presented results of a study that investigated whether there ...
Apr 29, 2019
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