Cisplatin may induce hearing loss in children and young adults, study reveals Dr. Nandita Mohan17 Feb 2021 10:14 PM ISTAccording to a recent large, multicentre cohort study published in The Lancet- Child and Adolescent Health Journal, benchmarks were established for...
Use of Real-time CGM prevents blood sugar swings in infants: Lancet Study Dr. Nandita Mohan17 Feb 2021 11:45 AM ISTHyperglycaemia, hypoglycaemia, and blood sugar instability are common in preterm infants and have been associated with increased risk of mortality and...
Infants, children acquire oral human papillomavirus, probably from mother: CDC Medha Baranwal17 Feb 2021 8:28 AM ISTFinland: Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infections has been detected in infants and young children, reveals a recent study in the journal Emerging...
Dabigatran etexilate as effective as standard of care in acute VTE in children: Lancet Dr Satabdi Saha15 Feb 2021 2:15 PM ISTRecent research findings have suggested that Dabigatran, an oral anticoagulant, was non-inferior to standard of care in terms of efficacy, with...
Testosterone therapy associated with BMI increase in transgender males: Study Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2021 8:49 AM ISTUSA: Transgender males who received testosterone therapy experience a significant increase in BMI over time as compared to cisgender females, finds a...
Aspirin bests warfarin to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Feb 2021 7:48 PM ISTPatients are at an increased risk of thromboembolic complications because of the nature of the Fontan physiology. As such, warfarin or aspirin is...
Excess social media time for teen girls tied to elevated suicide risk in long study Hina Zahid12 Feb 2021 9:15 PM ISTAs teens' use of social media has grown over the past decade, so too has the suicide rate among younger people, with suicide now being the second...
Botox receives FDA approval for neurogenic detrusor overactivity in children Medha Baranwal12 Feb 2021 7:30 PM ISTUSA: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval to AbbVie's onabotulinumtoxin (BOTOX). The approval is for the treatment of...
Evinacumab gets FDA nod for treatment of rare homozygous FH in children Medha Baranwal12 Feb 2021 7:30 PM ISTUSA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval to Regeneron's evinacumab (Evkeeza) as an adjunct to other low-density...
Intake of new supplement halves risk of retinopathy of prematurity, finds study Hina Zahid11 Feb 2021 9:15 PM ISTRisk for a severe form of retinopathy of prematurity, which can cause blindness in extremely premature babies, was halved when the newborns were given...
Young children with T1D at risk for cognitive dysfunction: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Feb 2021 9:00 AM ISTJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Researchers from the Diabetes Research in Children Network (DirecNet) have found in a new study that young children with T1D at...
Intake of Opioids or certain antibiotics during pregnancy not tied to major birth defects Hina Zahid11 Feb 2021 6:30 AM ISTTwo studies published by The BMJ today find no links between prescription opioids or macrolide antibiotics taken during pregnancy and risk of major...
