Big bundle of joy: Vietnam woman gives birth to 7 kg baby Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Oct 2017 7:30 PM ISTA Vietnamese mother had the shock of her life when her newborn son weighed in at a whopping 7.1 kilograms (15.7 pounds), one of the heaviest births...
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn Hina Zahid10 Jun 2018 7:03 PM ISTTinea capitis in a newborn is rare, and the treatment regimen is not well defined. A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with...
3 out of 5 babies not breastfed in first hour of life : WHO Vinay Singh singh4 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTAn estimated 7.8 crore babies or three in five are not breastfed within the first hour of life, mostly in low- and middle-income countries causing an...
All newborns should receive Ocular Prophylaxis,reaffirms USPSTF Vinay Singh singh12 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that all newborns should receive ocular prophylaxis to prevent gonococcal ophthalmia...
Newborns with congenital heart disease have enlarged kidneys Hina Zahid15 Sept 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe hearts and brains of babies born with congenital heart disease are not the only organs affected by this common medical condition. Surprisingly,...
Innovative resuscitator device reduces neonatal mortality Vinay Singh singh28 Sept 2018 7:25 PM ISTRoyal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced the successful development of the 'Augmented Infant Resuscitator (AIR)' an add-on...
Phototherapy linked with risk of childhood seizures Vinay Singh singh2 Oct 2018 8:10 PM ISTA new study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests that the use of phototherapy to treat newborns with jaundice could increase the risk of...
Prematurity leads to long-term disability in 1 million newborns yearly : WHO Vinay Singh singh17 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to a new joint report by UNICEF and WHO an estimated 1 million small and sick newborns survive with a long-term disability. This is out of...
Glaucoma -The sneak thief of vision! Hina Zahid25 Dec 2018 7:03 PM ISTGlaucoma is a group of conditions in the eye that cause damage to the optic nerve (nerve connecting the eye to the brain) leading to permanent vision...
New wireless sensors may monitor babies in NICU in near future Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 March 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: Sensors that monitor babies in hospitals' neonatal intensive care units (NICU) require wires that can prevent cuddles and other skin-to-skin...
Nut consumption during pregnancy improves memory and cognition of newborn Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli8 May 2019 7:28 PM ISTNut consumption during the first trimester of pregnancy improves memory and cognition of newborn, finds a new study.A study led by the Barcelona...
This virus infection at birth can lead to hearing loss in children Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 July 2019 7:05 PM ISTBrussels, Belgium: Children born with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) are at increased risk for hearing loss, according to a 22-year long study...
