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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Nirsevimab 90% Effective Against RSV Hospitalization in Infants

But effectiveness over a full RSV season expected to be lower, researchers caution

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<乌鸦传媒>Placenta Issues Linked to Newborns' Brain Aberrations in Congenital Heart Disease

Study supports hypothesis that placental abnormalities are intertwined with brain development

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<乌鸦传媒>Measles' Deadliest Sequelae

How much do you know about its most dire consequences?

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug Slashes Risk of Severe Allergic Reactions to Multiple Foods

Benefits with omalizumab shown for patients with nut, milk, egg, and wheat allergies

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<乌鸦传媒>Florida Defies CDC Amid Measles Outbreak, Says Unvaccinated Kids Can Attend School

CDC advises that unvaccinated students stay home from school for 3 weeks after exposure

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<乌鸦传媒>Umbilical Cord Milking in Non-Vigorous Infants Didn't Impact Neurodevelopment

MINVI trial follow-up shows comparable neurodevelopment with early cord clamping

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<乌鸦传媒>Genome Sequencing Identified Variants in Fetal Structural Anomalies

Researcher touts identification of "high percentage of genetic disorders"

<乌鸦传媒>New Treatment for NASH; Human Milk for Preterm Infants

Also in TTHealthWatch: managing gout with uric acid levels

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<乌鸦传媒>Does the QoL Impact of Food Allergies Affect Girls, Women More?

Female patients and caregivers report worse QoL scores than male counterparts, review finds

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<乌鸦传媒>More Evidence Maternal COVID Vaccination Safe for Newborns

Lower mortality rate, fewer brain lesions in vaccine-exposed neonates, study found

<乌鸦传媒>Health Effects of Diabetes Remission; High-Deductible Plans for Cancer Patients

Also in TTHealthWatch: USPSTF weighs in on screening for language disorders or delays in kids

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<乌鸦传媒>Ibuprofen Fails Another Crack at Reducing Preemie Lung Issues and Deaths

A therapy to help babies with hole in heart is still lacking

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<乌鸦传媒>Maternal Vaccination Lowers Odds of Respiratory Distress in COVID-Exposed Infants

Preterm, COVID-exposed infants with respiratory distress had marked inflammatory responses

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<乌鸦传媒>How Is Our Prefrontal Cortex Faring in this Toxic Era?

A less toxic future would be a saner choice

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<乌鸦传媒>Newborns Better Protected With 3 Doses of Maternal COVID Vaccine

And cord anti-S antibody levels were the same for preterm and full-term pregnancies, study shows

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<乌鸦传媒>Azithromycin at Routine Visits Fails to Prevent Infant Deaths in Africa

Effort aimed at reducing the potential for antimicrobial resistance showed no benefit

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<乌鸦传媒>Are Pediatricians Hesitant About IUDs for Adolescents?

An AAP policy had little impact on pediatricians' practices around IUDs, subdermal implants

A photo of female nurses wearing protective gear tend to an infant with RSV in the pediatric ICU.

<乌鸦传媒>Pediatric RSV Led to Higher Hospitalization Rates Than Omicron or Flu

Study underscores urgent need to use preventive measures

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<乌鸦传媒>USPSTF Draft Calls for Lifestyle Shift -- Not Meds -- for Kids With Obesity

Behavioral interventions should be main approach; insufficient data to back pharmacologic therapy

A computer rendering of an HIV virus and a human embryo.

<乌鸦传媒>Very Early ART Can Result in Sustained HIV Suppression in Neonates

Newborns should be diagnosed "super early" and receive ART in maternity ward, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>Giving Oropharyngeal Surfactant at Birth Is No Help to Preemies

Increased rates of pneumothorax emerged among newborns treated prophylactically

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<乌鸦传媒>High Blood Pressure in Babies Linked to Adult Atherosclerosis

Is BP screening starting before age 3 years warranted?

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<乌鸦传媒>Very Young Children in HIV Treatment More Likely to Die

PEPFAR data show particularly high risk for infants despite antiretroviral treatment

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<乌鸦传媒>Giving DHA to Preemies Doesn't Improve Behavioral Outcomes Later On

At age 5, kids born at

<乌鸦传媒>Three Ways to Protect Infants From RSV This Winter

Paul Offit, MD, discusses vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and the importance of breastfeeding

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<乌鸦传媒>We're Failing to Treat Early Psychosis Symptoms in Black Children

Early intervention is the best way to avoid dire consequences

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Wants Dealers Executed; School Closures and Suicide; Double Uterus Pregnancy

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A computer rendering of the Treponema pallidum bacteria.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Infant Syphilis Spike Continues

Agency sees 10-fold increase in rates over the past decade

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<乌鸦传媒>Vape Use May Have Turned a Corner Among High Schoolers

Yet just under half of those who tried e-cigs still report using them in national survey

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<乌鸦传媒>AAP Warns on So-Called Toddler Formulas

Beverages are "not nutritionally complete" and not meant for kids with major illness, report says

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<乌鸦传媒>Should Young Kids Be Screened for High Cholesterol?

Pediatric cardiologists and family medicine practitioners don't see eye-to-eye

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<乌鸦传媒>I Lost My Baby Brother to RSV, Others Don't Have To

Two new tools can prevent tens of thousands of hospitalizations and deaths

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<乌鸦传媒>Vaccination Tied to Lower Risk of Long COVID in Children

Findings may encourage increased pediatric vaccine uptake, researcher says

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<乌鸦传媒>Breastfeeding Amps Up Maternal Flu Vax Protection for Infants

Association strongest with exclusive breastfeeding

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<乌鸦传媒>Is It Time to Add Universal CMV Screening for Newborns?

While not quite as sensitive as saliva PCR testing, dried blood spot testing has promise

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<乌鸦传媒>A Framework to Communicate With Pregnant Patients About the RSV Vaccine

A values-based decision-making framework is key

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<乌鸦传媒>Preoperative Algorithm Might Halve Unnecessary Oophorectomies in Children

Researchers point to potential for reduction in lifelong consequences

A photo of a pregnant woman wearing a protective mask getting a vaccination.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Vax in Pregnancy Protects Young Infants Against Omicron

But only about one-fourth of pregnant women reported getting the vaccine

A photo of an infant recovering from congenital heart surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>New Two-Tier System to Weed Out Some Pediatric Heart Surgery Centers

Low-volume congenital and pediatric heart programs may be cut in national reorganization

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Advisors Endorse Maternal RSV Vax to Protect Newborns

Vast majority of infants will not need monoclonal antibody if mom has received the vaccine

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