Neonatal Medicine
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Study Quantifies Benefit of Newborn Screening for Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Newborn screening in Germany was linked in a baby’s first year with a reduction in symptomatic vitamin B12 deficiency by a factor of four compared...
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How Common Are Life-Threatening Infections In Infants with Pustules, Vesicles?
Among 879 consults, 183 afebrile infants were identified as having presented with pustules, vesicles, and/or bullae.
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Research Highlights From ESMO Breast Cancer
An international panel provided insights on notable breast cancer research.
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AAP Shifts Stance, Updates Guidance on Breastfeeding With HIV
Bringing the organization’s guidance into alignment with the new CDC recommendations issued in 2023, the AAP now advises nonjudgmental counseling...
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Port-Wine Birthmarks: Shorter Interval Laser Treatments Show Promise in Infants
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New Trial Deepens Debate Over Late-Preterm Steroids
The early cancellation of a trial in southern India suggests that the use of antenatal steroids to prevent respiratory complications after late-...
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Infant Microbiome Development Minimally Affected by Diet, but Metabolite Profiles Differ
Global microbiota assembly of infants is primarily affected by age and less so by diet, although metabolites differ for formula- and breast-fed...
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Infant Exposure to MS Drugs via Breastfeeding: New Data
“Our data show infants exposed to these medications through breastfeeding experienced no negative effects on health or development within the...
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Delaying Inguinal Hernia Repair Is Beneficial for Preterm Infants
Infants who underwent late repair had a lower probability of having at least one serious adverse event.
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Study Links Maternal Hidradenitis Suppurativa to Risk for Childhood Morbidity
The study population included 1283 children whose mothers had HS and 1,274,310 unexposed children.
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Inexperience Diagnosing Syphilis Adding to Higher Rates
Many physicians practicing now did not see any cases until they were out of training.