Five days of antibiotics good enough for children with pneumonia: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 March 2021 11:15 PM ISTHamilton: Many parents know the struggle of having to make children with pneumonia finish the usual 10-day course in antibiotics despite the child...
Intermittent Pulse Oximetry preferable to Continuous Pulse Oximetry in kids with bronchiolitis: Study MD Bureau11 March 2021 9:45 AM ISTBronchiolitis is the most common acute lower respiratory tract infection in infants. In hospital practice, pulse oximetry for identifying hypoxia is...
Increased risk of ADHD linked to maternal autoimmune diseases, finds JAMA Dr Satabdi Saha5 March 2021 8:30 AM IST In a recent development, researchers have suggested maternal autoimmune diseases to be associated with increased ADHD among children.The...
Dried Blood Spot a potential low-cost option for neonatal CMV screening; JAMA Dr Satabdi Saha4 March 2021 9:30 AM ISTIn a recently published study report put forth in JAMA Pediatrics ,researchers have demonstrated relatively high analytical sensitivity for Dried...
Cannabis Use among Youths Increases the risk of Self-Harm and Homicide MD Bureau21 Feb 2021 8:45 PM ISTCannabis is the world's most widely used illicit drug, with 3.8% of the global population having used cannabis in the past year. A recent study...
Prenatal spina bifida repair better than postnatal repair: JAMA Pediatrics Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2021 6:00 AM ISTUSA: Prenatal repair of spina bifida (SB) is more beneficial than standard postnatal repair in terms of improving functional mobility and motor levels...
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...
PPIs use increases asthma risk in children says JAMA study Medha Baranwal9 Feb 2021 11:30 AM ISTSweden: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) use in children is associated with an increased risk of asthma, finds a recent study in the journal JAMA...
Maternal Autoimmune Disease linked to ADHD in Children: JAMA Pediatrics MD Bureau24 Jan 2021 7:45 PM ISTThe evidence for bidirectional links between the immune system and the central nervous system has accumulated over the last few decades. Maternal...
Higher-calorie refeeding efficacious treatment in anorexia nervosa patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal11 Jan 2021 9:15 AM ISTUSA: Higher-calorie refeeding was found to be less costly and more efficacious than lower-calorie refeeding during hospitalization in patients with...
Supplemental oxygen to mothers during childbirth of no benefit to infants: JAMA Hina Zahid4 Jan 2021 9:45 PM ISTBabies who suffer oxygen deficiencies during birth are at risk of brain damage that can lead to developmental delays, cerebral palsy and even death....
Use of plasmalike isotonic fluids may be harmful for acutely ill children: JAMA Medha Baranwal30 Dec 2020 10:03 AM ISTFinland: The use of commercially available plasmalike isotonic fluids for fluid therapy in acutely ill children increases the risk for electrolyte...
