Early Ibuprofen Not Beneficial for Preemies With Patent Ductus Arteriosus
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- For extremely preterm infants, the risk for death or moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia is not significantly lower among those receiving early treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with ibuprofen versus... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What Are Some Risks For Offspring of Assisted Reproductive Technologies?
Discussion
“ART [assisted reproductive technologies] includes all fertility treatments in which either eggs or embryos are handled. The main type of ART is in vitro fertilization (IVF). IVF involves extracting a woman’s eggs, fertilizing the eggs in the laboratory, and then transferring the resulting embryos into the woman’s uterus through the cervix.” In Europe 2-6% of all births are due to some type of ART and ART occurs in 2% of US births. In 2021 in the US, there were 91,906 live births and 97,128 live born infants due to ART. ART is an enabling medical treatment for subfertile or infertile pati...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 4, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Advent Therapeutics lands $3M NIH grant to advance therapy to benefit premature infants
Advent Therapeutics is working on a way to prevent a serious lung disease known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news
Fatty Acid Tube Feeding May Backfire for Preemie Breathing Disorder
(MedPage Today) -- For infants born significantly before term, enteral supplementation with omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) at best did not prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and at worst may even cause harm, according to a... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 23, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Tracheostomy in a Preterm Infant with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
(Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - October 1, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Day Care Tied to Morbidity in Children Born Preterm With BPD
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 -- For children born preterm with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), those attending day care have increased likelihood of emergency department visits and systemic steroid usage, according to a study published online July 5 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 19, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Death Risk Doubles for Black Infants With BPD Death Risk Doubles for Black Infants With BPD
Black infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia were significantly more likely to die or to have a longer hospital stay than infants of other ethnicities, based on data from more than 800 infants.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Racial Disparities Seen in Preemie Lung Disease
(MedPage Today) -- For infants diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), being born to a Black mother was associated with a greater likelihood of death and increased length of hospital stay, a cohort study found.
Despite no difference in... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 1, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
What Are Causes of Childhood Interstital Lung Disease?
Discussion
Interstitial lung disease in children (chILD) is less understood than adult interstitial lung disease (ILD) and is rare. Prevalence is ~ 0.13 to 16.2 per 100,000 children under age 17 years. chILD is an general term for respiratory disorders that are heterogeneous, chronic and impair lung function. While some define diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) separately, the term ILD usually encompases DPLD. chILD has variable definitions and is “usually diagnosed if three of the following features are present:
1) respiratory symptoms (cough, rapid and/or difficult breathing, and exercise intolerance),
2) res...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 1, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Hydrocortisone Does Not Up Survival Without BPD in Preemies
THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 -- For extremely preterm infants, hydrocortisone started on postnatal day 14 to 28 does not result in substantially higher rates of survival without moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 24, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Hydrocortisone does not prevent lung complication in extremely preterm infants
Scientists studied a potential treatment for bronchopulmonary dysplasia. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - March 23, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
William Northway, Influential Pediatric Radiologist, Dies at 89 William Northway, Influential Pediatric Radiologist, Dies at 89
He discovered bronchopulmonary dysplasia through examining x-rays of premature infants.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 25, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Radiology News Source Type: news
What Are Some Mast Cell Disorders?
Discussion
Mast cells (MCs) were first discovered by Paul Ehrlich in 1878. Previously in 1869, Nettleship and Tay described a toddler with chronic urticaria and a brown skin lesion which is believed to be the first reported case of mastocytosis. Urticaria pigmentosa was a term first used by Sangster in 1878, and in 1936 the term mastocytosis was used.
“Mast cells first evolved 500 million years ago in Ascidians (sea squirts), providing host innate immunity against bacteria and parasites….MCs gained additional functions regulating inflammation, wound healing, coagulation, adaptive immunity and acute allergic res...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 21, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Which Premature Infants Need Eye Exams?
Discussion
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a developmental problem. Term infants have full vascularization of the retina and therefore cannot have ROP. Premature infants however do not have full vascularization (which proceeds from the periphery to the central retinal area) and therefore may have abnormal and excessive vascularization. It affects premature infants primarily < 31 weeks gestation. Although the mechanism of ROP is not completely understood, increased oxygen levels are a risk factor. Additionally there is data which shows growth factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are increase,d re...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 31, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
