Receipt of MMR vaccine linked to reduced rate of antibiotic treatment in kids under 2: Study Dr Riya Dave24 March 2024 9:15 PM ISTA recent register-based cohort study conducted across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden aimed to investigate the potential non-specific effects of...
Breastfeeding mothers who exercise pass on beneficial hormone to their children: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 March 2024 9:00 PM ISTAlthough women have breastfed since the beginning of time, there is very little scientific research on how exercise affects breast milk.Online forums...
Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children performs multi-staged surgery to save forearm of two-month-old girl child Kajal Rajput24 March 2024 11:30 AM ISTMumbai: Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children successfully performed a complex multiple-staged surgery to save the forearm of a two-month-old girl...
Gestational exposure to systemic glucocorticoids linked to incident kidney disease in childhood: Study Dr. Shravani Dali22 March 2024 7:00 PM ISTGestational exposure to systemic glucocorticoids linked to incident kidney disease in childhood suggests a study published in the American Journal of...
FDA Approves novel Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 March 2024 3:30 PM ISTDuchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a rare neurological disorder of children which causes progressive muscle weakness due to a lack of muscle protein...
Prenatal exposure to antiseizure medication topiramate may not increase risk of autism spectrum disorder among kids: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 March 2024 12:45 AM ISTTopiramate is an antiseizure medication prescribed to treat epilepsy as well as migraines and bipolar disorder.Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan...
Experimental gene therapy for giant axonal neuropathy promising in clinical trial: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 March 2024 8:45 PM ISTAn investigational gene therapy for a rare neurodegenerative disease that begins in early childhood, known as giant axonal neuropathy (GAN), was well...
Primary dengue infections can also lead to severe disease among kids, study questions common belief Medha Baranwal21 March 2024 3:00 AM ISTIndia: A collaborative study in India has questioned the currently widely held belief that severe dengue is associated predominantly with secondary...
Is performing hypospadias surgery in early childhood a wise decision? Study sheds light Medha Baranwal20 March 2024 8:30 PM ISTGermany: Findings from a recent survey revealed satisfaction of 90% of the patients with early hypospadias surgery with average health-related quality...
Milk intake may protect against type 2 diabetes in patients with lactose intolerance: Study Medha Baranwal20 March 2024 7:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent study published in Nature Metabolism has shown a protective association between milk intake and type 2 diabetes among lactase...
Dupilumab safe to continue during vaccine administration in children with AD reveals study Aditi20 March 2024 7:00 PM ISTDupilumab inhibits interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 signalling. This monoclonal antibody also acts as an immunomodulator. The current recommendation is to...
USFDA nod to Johnson and Johnson EDURANT PED for certain pediatric patients living with HIV-1 Ruchika Sharma20 March 2024 12:30 PM ISTTitusville: Johnson & Johnson has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EDURANT PED (rilpivirine) for the...
