Study unlocks the mystery of neonatal neutropenia in newborns
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 Gonorrhea cases spike among young women in Europe, new study revealsGonorrhea cases spike among young women in Europe, new study reveals
 
Gonorrhea cases have surged among young women in 15 European countries in 2022 and 2023, with a less significant increase observed among young men, highlighting shifts in sexual behaviors and potential changes in the transmissibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
 
 
 Study unlocks the mystery of neonatal neutropenia in newbornsStudy unlocks the mystery of neonatal neutropenia in newborns
 
Compared to adults, newborns are highly susceptible to infections and these infections can cause serious health complications and even death.
 
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Whether the level of care they receive depends on the social status of the mother is a question recently explored in a study that appeared online in JAMA Pediatrics.
 
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A study by KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and National University Hospital (NUH) has revealed that COVID-19 transmission from mothers to their newborns is low.
 
   Study highlights growing burden of neurological disorders worldwideStudy highlights growing burden of neurological disorders worldwide
 
Globally, the number of people living with, or dying from, neurological conditions such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and meningitis has risen substantially over the past 30 years due to the growth and aging of the global population as well as increased exposure to environmental, metabolic, and lifestyle risk factors.
 
   Concerns grow over quality of care as investor groups buy not-for-profit nursing homesConcerns grow over quality of care as investor groups buy not-for-profit nursing homes
 
Shelly Olson's mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing home in rural Sister Bay, Wisconsin, for almost five years. At first, Olson said, her mother received great care at the facility, then owned by a not-for-profit organization, the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society.
 
 West Virginia city once battered by opioid overdoses confronts ‘fourth wave’
 
West Virginia city once battered by opioid overdoses confronts ‘fourth wave’From 2006 through 2014, more than 81 million painkiller pills were shipped to this city and surrounding rural Cabell County.
 
 
 Parental touch can relieve acute procedural pain in neonates and parents' anxiety
 
Parental touch can relieve acute procedural pain in neonates and parents' anxietyThe Neuroimaging Group, at the Department of Paediatrics, in collaboration with Bliss, the charity for babies born premature or sick, has launched a new suite of information resources for parents of neonates, designed to make them feel more confident about being involved in the care of their babies.
 
 
 Gut bacteria-derived serotonin promotes the development of immune cells in newborns
 
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 Study: Maternal death rates in the U.S. may be overstated due to faulty surveillance
 
Study: Maternal death rates in the U.S. may be overstated due to faulty surveillanceMaternal death rates in the United States may be sharply overstated as a result of faulty surveillance techniques, according to an analysis by researchers at Rutgers Health and other universities.
 
 
 UVA research could help identify COVID-19 survivors at risk for long-haul lung problems
 
UVA research could help identify COVID-19 survivors at risk for long-haul lung problemsUVA Health researchers have discovered a potential way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well and which are likely to suffer "long-haul" lung problems.
 
 
 Global health burden of neurological conditions is much greater than previously understood, study reveals
 
Global health burden of neurological conditions is much greater than previously understood, study revealsGlobally, the number of people living with, or dying from, neurological conditions such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and meningitis has risen substantially over the past 30 years due to the growth and ageing of the global population as well as increased exposure to environmental, metabolic, and lifestyle risk factors.
 
 
 Researchers sound a clarion call for greater investment in bereavement care
 
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 Researchers pioneer a novel approach to enhance diabetic wound healing
 
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 SNFists enhance end-of-life care quality for nursing home residents
 
SNFists enhance end-of-life care quality for nursing home residentsSpecialized nursing facility clinicians, or SNFists, may decrease the likelihood of nursing home residents experiencing stressful hospitalizations and improve the quality of life in their last days, according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine.
 
 
 Innovative multimodal, non-invasive brain monitoring to enhance ECMO patient care
 
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