Challenges in Rural Child Health: Experiences of a pediatrician in Rural Haryana- Dr Preeti Joon Dr Preeti Joon9 July 2022 1:15 PM ISTThe last two decades have seen a change in the disease profile of children in rural India, where increased technological penetration and cheap...
Study finds childhood obesity occurring at greater frequency, with more severity and at younger ages Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTObesity in childhood and early adolescence can be linked to poor mental health and are often precursors to chronic diseases in adulthood, including...
14 kids administered antibiotic injections develop severe medical condition, Karnataka hospital under scanner Farhat Nasim7 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTShivamogga: Panic gripped people after 14 children admitted to a hospital in the Sagar town of Karnataka's Shivamogga district suffered severe medical...
Development in children after being born very preterm Four likely outcomes Isra Zaman5 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTA study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that, among very preterm...
Drought linked to higher diarrhea risk among children, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTDiarrhea is a leading killer of young children around the world, and cases often rise after heavy rains and flooding. But diarrhea risks can also...
600-bed facility coming up at Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalay in Delhi Adity Saha2 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTThe new building with 600 beds will allow for huge expansion. Out of these, 50-60 beds will be reserved for ICU and another 50-60 for NICU.
Adult survivors of childhood cancer often undertreated for cardiovascular risk factors Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Jun 2022 4:45 AM ISTDALLAS: Adults who survive childhood cancer have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than the general population, yet they are 80% more likely to...
Multispecies probiotic may not reduce risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali27 Jun 2022 7:45 AM ISTMultispecies probiotic does not reduce the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children according to a recent study published in the JAMA ...
Dysfunctional gene leads to potentially treatable hearing loss Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTResearchers at the John T. Macdonald Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller...
Incidence of Kawasaki disease reduces during COVID-19 pandemic Dr. Nandita Mohan23 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTAccording to the study, published in JAMA Network Open Pediatrics, researchers found that Kawasaki disease cases fell by 28 percent in 2020 and...
Children having bronchitis during childhood prone to have asthma and pneumonia later Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTAccording to research from the Allergy and Lung Health Unit at the University of Melbourne, bronchitis in early childhood has been found to increase...
Caesarean births not linked to increased risk of food allergy during infancy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Jun 2022 7:15 AM ISTCaesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of food allergy during the first year of life, according to a new study. The research, led by...
