Pre-term deliveries due to COVID-19 could be avoided by studying EHRs
Credit: Anup Challa Using electronic health record (EHR) data to simulate drug trials for pregnant patients could one day offer ...
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Cannabis poisonings in children linked with drinking and illicit drug use
Credit: BCCHR Most cannabis poisoning incidents involving children resulted from the intentional use of cannabis combined with alcohol, illicit drugs ...
Healthcare professional revenue falls nearly 50% across nation during COVID-19 pandemic
Oral surgery and gastroenterology decline the most of specialties studied, per fair health's third COVID-19 report, 'Healthcare professionals and the ...
Living near oil and gas wells may increase preterm birth risk
Credit: Photo credit: David Gonzalez Living in close proximity to oil and gas operations may increase the risk of preterm ...
Engaging in family meals starts with healthy family communication
Patients in weight management or weight loss programs were more likely to eat family meals together when they had good ...
A newly discovered disease may lead to better treatment of cystic fibrosis
Better understand cystic fibrosis / Study in 'Journal of Medical Genetics'Credit: J. Park et al. 2020/ Journal of Medical Genetics ...
Youth-inspired program increases bike helmet use by urban children
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine To reduce the number of traumatic brain injuries in children, a team of health care professionals ...
New clues on how lipid emulsions prevent liver disease in preterm babies
Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute. Infants born prematurely may require parenteral or intravenous nutrition to provide the necessary nourishment, ...
Beating COVID-19 through genomic research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 4, 2020--Next-generation sequencing of the COVID-19 virus is providing powerful ...
Vision and balance issues are common in elementary school-age children with a concussion
Collaborative research between CHOP and CDC stresses importance of proper assessments at initial health care visitCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...
Phase III results show rituximab excels against pediatric Burkitt lymphoma
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Results of the phase III Inter-B-NHL-ritux 2010 clinical trial reported today in the New ...
ADHD: genomic analysis in samples of Neanderthals and modern humans
A new evolutionary perspectiveCredit: Paula Esteller (CNAG-CRG / IBE, CSIC-UPF) The frequency of genetic variants associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ...
Study finds large disparities in use of medications for opioid use disorder in pregnancy
Credit: Davida Schiff, MD -- Massachusetts General Hospital Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic women with opioid use disorder (OUD) are significantly ...
Countering COVID-19 impacts on children from low-income households
Credit: Credit: M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using public domain images The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the social, educational and ...
Preclinical study offers hope for Hirschsprung’s
Children's Hospital Los Angeles surgeon achieves milestone in using tissue engineering to grow complete gut nervous systemCredit: Children's Hospital Los ...
Placentas from COVID-19-positive pregnant women show injury
Findings suggests abnormal blood flow between mothers, babies in uteroCredit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- The placentas from 16 women who ...
New wearable devices set to diagnose medical conditions
Preeclampsia, epilepsy and heart attacks targetedCredit: University of South Australia Transforming how common health conditions are diagnosed using point-of-care and ...
Study indicates the need to revise the protocol for detecting Zika in placenta
Brazilian researchers show that the virus can infect different placental regions and that collection and storage methods should be taken ...
Depression symptoms linked to reduced cognitive control in people with autism
Credit: UC Davis Health According to a UC Davis study, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ...
New rare disease with own facial features, cardiac defects and developmental delay
TRAF7 syndrom: the firts forty-five patientsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-IBUB-IRSJD-CIBERER An international multicentre study describes a rare disease characterized by a ...