Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) encounters related to physical abuse decreased by 19 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a multicenter study published in the journal Pediatrics. While encounter rates with ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) could be identified in the future using an already established national database of serious injuries, according to new University of Bristol-led research. The pilot study, published in Injury ...
May 26, 2022
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A few hours after Tom (not his real name) was born, he became restless and did not want to be breastfed. His mother noticed that his left arm and leg were shaking rhythmically—something was not right.
May 12, 2022
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One of the most common causes of disability or death in newborns is a lack of oxygen or blood flow in the brain during labor or delivery.
May 11, 2022
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is increasingly recognized as a significant complication caused by COVID-19 infection. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children's of Alabama studied the epidemiology ...
Mar 31, 2022
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When you're out for a walk, watch out for SUVs, pickups, vans and minivans that are making turns at street corners, a new report warns.
Mar 18, 2022
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Military veterans who had a traumatic brain injury may have an increased long-term risk of stroke, new research suggests.
Mar 3, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The inclusion of a certified wound and skin care nurse on a multiprofessional prone-positioning team significantly reduces the odds of pressure injuries developing in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, ...
Jan 20, 2022
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A severe burn injury is not static. Within 72 hours, partial thickness burns can progress, or convert, to full thickness burns, greatly increasing the risk of infection, incapacitating scarring, and even death.
Jan 13, 2022
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Severe injuries to the lung from diseases such as COVID-19 trigger abnormal stem cell repair that alters the architecture of the lung. The aberrant stem cell differentiation in response to injury can prevent the restoration ...
Dec 30, 2021
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