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Two young scientists receive Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named two outstanding young scientists as recipients of the Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award, committing nearly $500,000 to help address a critical shortage of funding for pediatric cancer research.

30 Jul 2020

Review: Children are not a major source of COVID-19 transmission

As provinces across Canada are deciding how to restart schools during the pandemic, a research review has found children are not a major source of transmission of COVID-19.

29 Jul 2020

Early-in-life antibiotic exposure increases susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease

Even short, single antibiotic courses given to young animals can predispose them to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when they are older, according to Rutgers researchers.

29 Jul 2020

New technique spots potential preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women

A new technique that can spot a potential preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women, with up to 73% accuracy months before delivery, has been developed by scientists at the University of Warwick.

29 Jul 2020

Pediatric experts provide tips about transitioning back to school

Whether returning to a school building, online learning, or a hybrid school environment, it is normal for children and adolescents to have some stress or anxiety about going back to school.

29 Jul 2020

Researchers launch randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of pulmozyme in COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital have launched a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of dornase alfa (Pulmozyme) in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation.

29 Jul 2020

Which face masks works best against COVID-19?

Wearing face masks is widely recommended as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to ravage across the globe. The pandemic has now topped more than 16.66 million cases, with a staggering death toll of at least 659,000.

28 Jul 2020

CHOP surgeons outline framework for prioritizing pediatric spine surgeries amid COVID-19 pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, hospitals across the country cancelled elective procedures in an effort to flatten the transmission curve and prioritize personal protective equipment for frontline health care workers. Among those procedures were pediatric spine surgeries for patients with conditions like scoliosis and thoracic insufficiency syndrome.

28 Jul 2020

Elevated BPA levels associated with more asthma symptoms in kids

Children in low-income neighborhoods in Baltimore tended to have more asthma symptoms when levels of the synthetic chemical BPA (Bisphenol A) in their urine were elevated, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine.

28 Jul 2020

Perinatal depression not only affects the mother but has a lasting impact on offspring

Depression in mothers during and after pregnancy increased the odds of depression in offspring during adolescence and adulthood by 70%, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

28 Jul 2020

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps food allergic children with severe phobia of anaphylaxis

Imagine a young girl with a peanut allergy, so stricken by fear of anaphylaxis that she no longer takes part in everyday activities many children take for granted.

28 Jul 2020

Iron deficiency during infancy may reduce protective effect of vaccines

Despite the fact that global immunization programmes are now reaching more people than ever, about 1.5 million children still die every year from diseases that vaccination could have prevented. Vaccination is also less effective in low-income countries than in high-income countries, although it is not yet clear why.

28 Jul 2020

Antibiotics alone can effectively treat children with uncomplicated appendicitis

Appendicitis is the most common cause for emergency abdominal surgery in childhood, affecting 80,000 children in the United States each year, but nonoperative treatment options are viable.

27 Jul 2020

Study: Female patients with ankylosing spondylitis can still have children

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a complex chronic inflammatory disease of the spine with involvement of the sacroiliac joints.

27 Jul 2020

Study: Suicide-related OTC analgesics cases have increased dramatically among females and children

Over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics like acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) have long been a staple in households for managing pain, fevers, and other common ailments.

27 Jul 2020

New book provides details about different types of fetal cardiac abnormalities

In Perinatal Cardiology, fetal cardiology experts provide key information on tools for fetal evaluation through echocardiography / cardiac ultrasonography, with a primary focus on the nature and prenatal detection of structural and functional cardiac heart defects (CHDs).

25 Jul 2020

COVID-19 has substantial negative impact on physical and mental well-being of families

The ongoing disruptive changes from efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are having a substantial negative impact on the physical and mental well-being of parents and their children across the country, according to a new national survey published today in Pediatrics.

24 Jul 2020

Child Health News

Two young scientists receive Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award

Review: Children are not a major source of COVID-19 transmission

Early-in-life antibiotic exposure increases susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease

New technique spots potential preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women

Pediatric experts provide tips about transitioning back to school

Researchers launch randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of pulmozyme in COVID-19 patients

Which face masks works best against COVID-19?

CHOP surgeons outline framework for prioritizing pediatric spine surgeries amid COVID-19 pandemic

Elevated BPA levels associated with more asthma symptoms in kids

Perinatal depression not only affects the mother but has a lasting impact on offspring

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps food allergic children with severe phobia of anaphylaxis

Iron deficiency during infancy may reduce protective effect of vaccines

Antibiotics alone can effectively treat children with uncomplicated appendicitis

Study: Female patients with ankylosing spondylitis can still have children

Study: Suicide-related OTC analgesics cases have increased dramatically among females and children

New book provides details about different types of fetal cardiac abnormalities

COVID-19 has substantial negative impact on physical and mental well-being of families

Online tools can help speed up autism diagnosis

Researchers detect fluoroethers in blood of Wilmington residents

Study identifies common characteristics of pediatric vestibular schwannomas

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Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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