1 Percent Chlorhexidine Reduces Maternal and Neonatal Bacterial Colonization, Reveals JAMA Study Medha Baranwal16 Jun 2026 8:15 PM ISTUK: A randomized clinical trial has found that the topical application of 1% chlorhexidine (CHG) in laboring women and newborns significantly reduced...
Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy Provides Stone-Free Rate in Pediatric Patients, Suggests Study Aashi verma16 Jun 2026 8:00 PM ISTA recent study in the International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences in March 2021 reports an 85.7% stone-free rate for small pediatric stone...
FDA Expands Approval of Teplizumab for Children With Type 1 Diabetes Dr Kartikeya Kohli16 Jun 2026 11:00 AM ISTThe U.S. FDA has expanded the approval of teplizumab (Tzield) to include children aged 8 years and older who have been recently diagnosed with stage 3...
Multiple Magnet Ingestion Linked to Highest Risk of Perforation and Surgery in Children: Study Medha Baranwal15 Jun 2026 8:15 PM ISTChina: A new study published in Frontiers in Pediatrics has found that ingestion of multiple magnetic foreign bodies poses a particularly high risk of...
FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor for Children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Jun 2026 9:00 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System as the first over-the-counter (OTC) continuous...
FibroScan and Platelet Count May Help Detect Liver Fibrosis in Children With portal vein thrombosis: Study Dr. Shravani Dali12 Jun 2026 8:30 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new research that Platelet count and FibroScan-based transient elastography (TE) may be valuable indicators of hepatic...
Dengue in Children: Early Recognition, Progression to Severe Disease, and Timely Hospitalization Dr K Pavan kumar12 Jun 2026 10:30 AM ISTDengue remains one of the fastest-growing mosquito-borne viral infections, with children being particularly vulnerable to the disease. Nearly half...
Children of parents with severe mental illness face higher risk of cognitive difficulties: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Jun 2026 8:15 PM ISTA new study led by Murdoch University has found that children of parents with severe mental illness are more likely to experience cognitive...
Bedtime smartphone use predicts overnight phone activity in teens, suggests study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Jun 2026 8:00 PM ISTA new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2026 annual meeting found that on evenings when adolescents used their smartphone before bedtime more than...
Very Low Birth Weight Children Face Cognitive Impairments and Social Adjustments at School Age, Study Finds Aashi verma9 Jun 2026 9:00 PM ISTA recent observational study highlights that children born with very low birth weight face a significant burden of cognitive impairments, behavioral...
RM-POCT Fails to Reduce Same-Day Antibiotic Prescribing in Respiratory Tract Infection: JAMA Medha Baranwal8 Jun 2026 9:00 PM ISTUK: Researchers have found in a new randomized clinical trial that among primary care patients with respiratory tract infections being considered for...
Obesity tied to Longer operative time in children undergoing Adenotonsillectomy : Study Dr. Shravani Dali8 Jun 2026 8:45 PM ISTA study found that children with obesity undergoing adenotonsillectomy experienced longer induction, operative, emergence, and total operating room...
