Two-step Screening Strategy for Biliary Atresia in Newborns Shows Promise Two-step Screening Strategy for Biliary Atresia in Newborns Shows Promise
Newborn screening for biliary atresia using direct or conjugated bilirubin measurements has a high diagnostic yield, detecting all known infants with the rare liver disorder in a large cross-sectional study of infants born at 14 Texas hospitals.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Biostage Announces IND Approval from FDA for its Lead Product Candidate Cellspan(TM) Esophageal Implant
HOLLISTON, Mass., March 20, 2020 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Biostage, Inc. (OTCQB: BSTG) (Biostage or the Company), a bioengineering company developing next-generation esophageal implants, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Admi... Devices, Regenerative Medicine, FDA Biostage , esophageal implant, Cellspan Esophageal Implant, Esophageal Atresia (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - March 20, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What Do You Do For Breast Milk Jaundice?
Discussion
Almost all infants in the first few days of life have some elevation of their bilirubin because of the various physiologic changes they undergo in the transition to extra-uterine life. This is a common problem managed by many different inpatient and outpatient healthcare providers. This hyperbilirubinemia is usually unconjugated and resolves in the first 1-2 weeks of life. However, when it does not resolve, health care providers have 3 general paths to follow when considering a cause: inadequate breast milk intake, an underlying organic cause or breast milk jaundice.
Inadequate breastfeeding is not uncommon and...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 3, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Mother, 35, risks her life to save her baby by undergoing dangerous transplant surgery
Danielle Roscoe, 35, saved her son Otis by donating part of her liver. Otis had biliary atresia and doctors in Leeds warned the baby boy would die without a transplant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yorkton family worries after city left without pediatrician
Rachel Gregoire's daughter, Alice, has esophageal atresia, which means she regularly needs to see a pediatrician. But since Yorkton lost its only pediatrician in September, the Gregoire family now needs to drive to Regina every two weeks for appointments. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news
MMP-7 Accurately Diagnoses Biliary Atresia MMP-7 Accurately Diagnoses Biliary Atresia
Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) shows"good accuracy" in diagnosing biliary atresia (BA) and"holds great promise" as a marker to differentiate BA from non-BA, a single-center validation study in Shanghai reveals.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
What Does the Liver Do?
Discussion
The liver is one of the largest organs in the body, weighing just over 3 pounds in an adult. It is found in the upper right abdomen, under the right dome of the diaphragm. Grossly, it has asymmetric lobes with the right being larger than the left. The lobes are separated by a fibrous connective tissue band that also anchors the liver in the abdominal cavity. The gallbladder is located on the inferior surface of the liver and stores bile, which is then released into the duodenum. Microscopically, the liver cells are arranged in lobules with canals carrying blood vessels and bile ducts. At any moment about 10-13% ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 1, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
First genetic clue for elusive pediatric liver disease
(Emory Health Sciences) A nationwide consortium of researchers has identified the first genetic defect linked to biliary atresia, a mysterious liver disease that is the leading cause for liver transplantation in children. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
What Are the Types of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas?
Discussion
Respiratory problems in infants can caused by many things including any type of obstruction from the nose to lung. Neonates and infants are particularly susceptible to changes in the size of the airway because of the physics of airflow resistance. Important reminders about infant airways:
Resistance = 1/radius4 (Poiseuille’s equation) therefore even a 1 mm decrease in the airway circumferences increases the airflow resistance x16.
Increased airflow causes less pressure along the walls, which can lead to collapse of the walls (Bernoulli’s and Venturi effects).
Neonates have smaller lungs relative to ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 4, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Researchers discover a genetic defect linked to pediatric liver disease
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, in collaboration with several other institutions, have discovered a genetic defect linked to biliary atresia (BA), the most common pediatric cause of end-stage liver disease, and the leading indication for liver transplantation in children. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Robot operates on a two-day-old baby who was born missing an esophagus
The two-day old baby was born in Chandigarh, India, on January 31 without a fully-formed esophagus, which carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach, known as esophageal atresia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study identifies gene variants associated with biliary atresia splenic malformation syndrome in children
(Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - January 21, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
New Studies on Pediatric Liver Diseases New Studies on Pediatric Liver Diseases
Dr William Balistreri shares new data from this year ' s Liver Meeting on fatty liver disease and biliary atresia in children and young adults.Medscape Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Commentary Source Type: news
Biostage awarded $1.1 million Phase II NIH SBIR Fast-Track grant to develop Cellspan(TM) Esophageal Implant (CEI) as a novel treatment for pediatric esophageal atresia
These nondilutive funds support development, testing and IND submission of the Company's pediatric esophageal implant candidate
HOLLISTON, Mass., Nov. 6, 2018 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Biostage, Inc. (OTCQB: BSTG), a b... Regenerative Medicine Biostage, Cellspan, Esophageal Implant, Cellframe, esophageal atresia (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - November 6, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Primary Liver Transplant May Best Drainage in Infants With Biliary Atresia Primary Liver Transplant May Best Drainage in Infants With Biliary Atresia
Primary liver transplantation is associated with better long-term survival than is biliary-enteric drainage (BED) in infants with biliary atresia, according to a new study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplantation News Source Type: news
