Category: Pediatrics

Pediatrics

Medical Clowns Help Children with Pneumonia Recover Faster

Children with pneumonia who were visited by medical clowns had shorter hospital stays and required fewer days of intravenous antibiotics.

Pediatrics

Higher Oxygen Levels May Cut Death Risk for Extremely Premature Babies

High initial oxygen compared to low initial oxygen reduced the odds of mortality, challenging challenge current treatment recommendations.

Pediatrics

$3M Grant Awarded to Develop New Therapies for Lung Diseases in Preemies

The NIH grant will support the development of new treatment methods for lung diseases in premature infants using gene and cell therapy.

Pediatric Care

Phoenix Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis Based on Organ Dysfunction

The Phoenix criteria define sepsis as severe response to infection involving organ dysfunction, as opposed to an earlier focus on systemic inflammation.

Prenatal

Immune Cells Shape Lung Before Birth

Immune cells play an active and intimate role in directing the growth of human lung tissue during development, researchers find, revolutionizing our understanding of early lung development and the role of immune cells outside of immunity.

Neonatal

NICU Resuscitation, Oxygen Therapy, and Aerosol Delivery

NICU clinicians reveal best practices and explore the latest advancements in delivering resuscitation, oxygen therapy and aerosol therapy to newborns.