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Study: Bacterial meningitis rare in well-appearing infants with fever
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (198+ words) Two-month-olds with fevers who appear otherwise healthy are at a low risk for invasive bacterial infections and bacterial meningitis, according to an analysis of dozens of studies that included more than 34, 000 infants. Infants" risk for bacterial infections is highest in…...
Amniotic membrane transplantation a versatile tool
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (88+ words) Amniotic membrane has been in clinical use in ophthalmology for more than half a century. The histological nature of the membrane has been used for various eye surface diseases, and indications have expanded. Amniotic membrane (AM) is the innermost layer…...
Paternal leave improves mental health among new fathers
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (1423+ words) Paternal leave was linked to better mental health among fathers, with paid leave reducing depression and anxiety and longer leave reducing depression, according to a pair of studies published by the American Journal of Public Health. Expanding access to leave…...
Q&A: ACC issues decision pathway to optimize postpartum care for CVD prevention
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (232+ words) The American College of Cardiology and other medical societies issued an expert consensus decision pathway for optimal postpartum care aimed to reduce risk for future CVD. The immediate postpartum period, even before hospital discharge after delivery, represents an important opportunity to…...
Finding happiness: Mid-career women physicians face challenges balancing work, life
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1933+ words) Editor's Note: This is part one of a three-part Healio Exclusive series on work-life balance among women physicians. Part two can be viewed here. Part three can be viewed here. From the beginning to the middle of your career as…...
Maternal cardiac disease tied to offspring congenital heart disease
4+ week, 8+ min ago (58+ words) A significant association was found between maternal heart disease during pregnancy and risk for congenital heart disease in offspring within 1 year of birth, researchers in China reported. In study findings published in JAMA Network Open, the researchers noted that targeted…...
Critical illness rates rise after abortion ban in high-risk hospitalized pregnant women
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (376+ words) ORLANDO — Among hospitalized pregnant women in Texas with high-risk features, rates of critical illness rose after implementation of an abortion ban, according to results presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. These data on Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8), the…...
Inhaled insulin may be appropriate in gestational diabetes
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (56+ words) NEW ORLEANS " In patients with gestational diabetes who took insulin after a standardized breakfast meal, inhaled technosphere insulin was comparable to rapid-acting analog insulin, researchers reported. Amy M. Valent, DO, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Oregon Health and Science…...
Adverse pregnancy outcomes linked to poor heart health in offspring
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (60+ words) Adverse pregnancy outcomes, especially hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, were associated with poor cardiovascular health in offspring by early adulthood, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. “ Most adults in the United States are at elevated risk for heart disease. We…...
Pregnancy-associated cancer mortality remains "stagnant
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (557+ words) CHICAGO — Pregnancy-associated cancer mortality in the United States has remained relatively unchanged despite the decline in national overall cancer death rates, according to findings presented at ASCO Annual Meeting. Researchers also observed what they described as “ notable”…...