What Ohio's 20-Week Abortion Ban Law Will Really Mean For Women
Ohio just became the 18th state to pass an arbitrary ban on abortions after 20 weeks.
The new law, which Gov. John Kasich (R) signed Tuesday, outlaws an extremely rare procedure. Only about 1 percent of all abortions take place after 20 weeks, and most are the result of doctors finding birth defects that were undetectable in earlier screenings.
The ban will push women to travel out of state if they discover a serious defect during a second trimester ultrasound, adding another layer of logistical and financial difficulty to an already complicated termination procedure, says Dr. Jennifer K. Hsia, a clini...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 15, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
What Ohio's 20-Week Abortion Ban Law Will Really Mean For Women
Ohio just became the 18th state to pass an arbitrary ban on abortions after 20 weeks.
The new law, which Gov. John Kasich (R) signed Tuesday, outlaws an extremely rare procedure. Only about 1 percent of all abortions take place after 20 weeks, and most are the result of doctors finding birth defects that were undetectable in earlier screenings.
The ban will push women to travel out of state if they discover a serious defect during a second trimester ultrasound, adding another layer of logistical and financial difficulty to an already complicated termination procedure, says Dr. Jennifer K. Hsia, a clini...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Research identifies a molecular basis for common congenital brain defect
A molecular cause of hydrocephalus, a common, potentially life-threatening birth defect in which the head is enlarged due to excess fluid surrounding the brain, has now been discovered by researchers. Because the same molecule is also implicated in Down ' s syndrome, the finding may explain the ten-fold increased risk of hydrocephalus in infants born with Down ' s. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 14, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Enlarged subarachnoid spaces and intracranial hemorrhage in children with accidental head trauma - Fingarson AK, Ryan ME, McLone SG, Bregman C, Flaherty EG.
OBJECTIVE Benign external hydrocephalus (BEH) is an enlargement of the subarachnoid spaces (SASs) that can be seen in young children. It is controversial whether children with BEH are predisposed to developing subdural hemorrhage (SDH) with or without trau... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Second opinion gives unborn baby second chance
Seven-month-old Charlotte Bent is hitting all of her developmental milestones — smiling, laughing, playing peek-a-boo, bearing weight on her legs. Her parents, Jennifer and Keith, are overjoyed.
“It’s a complete 180-degree turn from where we thought we would be this time last year,” says Jennifer.
After struggling to conceive their second child, the couple was thrilled when Jennifer became pregnant. The results of genetic testing were normal and confirmed they would be welcoming a daughter in April.
Jennifer felt the baby’s first kicks on Nov. 23, 2015.
The next day, she was scheduled for an anatomy scan. “At f...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 29, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Advanced Fetal Care Center bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria Dr. Benjamin Warf Dr. Christopher Elitt Second opinion ventriculomegaly Source Type: news
Seeing Phoenix
It seems like people have been looking at our son Phoenix — without seeing him, without talking to him — since before he was born.
When I was pregnant and the ultrasound showed severe spina bifida and kyphosis (an excessive forward curve in his spine), the specialist told us he had never seen a spine like Phoenix’s. He wasn’t sure how it could be treated and recommended terminating my pregnancy.
My husband Mike and I chose not to.
Phoenix was born on June 29, 2009, with a lesion at the base of his spine. His spinal cord and nerves were exposed, so his first surgery was a skin graft to cover the lesion. On top of sp...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 3, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Megan Reuwer Tags: Our Patients’ Stories clubfoot Dr. Benjamin Warf Dr. Lawrence Karlin Dr. Nedda Hobbs Hydrocephalus kyphosis spina bifida Spina Bifida Clinic Source Type: news
How One Family Is Bringing Attention To Hydrocephalus
It is hard enough to support a seriously ill child through a devastating and poorly understood illness. But it is quite another thing to start an organization devoted to raising money to publicize the disease and raise money for research. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 12, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Barron Lerner Source Type: news
Tanzania: Over 60 Children to Undergo Surgery
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Over 60 children from nine regions, who have been diagnosed with hydrocephalus, are expected to undergo surgery in a week-long programme to be carried out by the Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 12, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Baby is abandoned by his parents after horrific condition made his head grow THREE times the normal size
Royal Kumar, from India, was born with hydrocephalus - a build-up of fluid on the brain. But his parents abandoned him forcing two of his relatives to take him under their wing. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alcyone Lifesciences seeks FDA nod for ReFlow neuro cath
Alcyone Lifesciences is seeking formal commercial approval for its device to treat fluid buildup in the brain, following its successful implant in 4 patients in an ongoing study at Boston Children’s Hospital.
The Lowell, Mass.-based company said that its decision to file a 510(k) premarket notification with the FDA seeking a regulatory sign-off for its ReFlow System also comes after the successful completion of a number of bench and animal studies.
Alcyone wants to treat a condition known as hydrocephalus, where there is an excessive buildup of cerebrospinal fluid. As the company explains, this can threaten a patient’...
Source: Mass Device - August 2, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Mark Hollmer Tags: Catheters Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Neurological Regulatory/Compliance Alcyone Lifesciences Source Type: news
RAUMEDIC celebrates 20 years in Zwönitz
From left to right: Elvira Halberkorn – Zwönitz Office of Public Order; Jens Rausendorf – Production Manager at RAUMEDIC AG Zwönitz; Andy Kehrer, representing the Mayor’s Office of the City of Zwönitz
July 1, 2016 marked a memorable event for RAUMEDIC from exactly twenty years before, as the RAUMEDIC AG facility in Zwönitz celebrated its 20th anniversary. But the history of this medical engineering factory started well before that.
The roots of RAUMEDIC AG’s factory in Zwönitz go back much further into the past. As early as the 1980s, the nationally owned company Messgerätewerk facility in Zwönitz was develo...
Source: Mass Device - July 12, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Raumedic Source Type: news
Loss of essential protein in the choroid plexus epithelium linked to hydrocephalus
A team led by researchers reports that mice lacking the protein Alix develop hydrocephalus or 'water on the brain.' Alix ensures that epithelial cells of the choroid plexus are oriented correctly with respect to one another to prevent compromise of the epithelial barrier. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Neurosurgeon named director of AHN's Adult Hydrocephalus Program
Dr. Jody Leonardo, a neurosurgeon specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system, was appointed director of the Adult Hydrocephalus Program and assistant director of Endoscopic Neurosurgery at Allegheny Health Network.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Leonardo to the AHN Neuroscience Institute,” said Donald M. Whiting, MD, chair of AHN's Neuroscience Institute, in a prepared statement. “Her wealth of clinical experience and her commitment… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - June 20, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Susannah Snider Source Type: news
Staying ontop of hydrocephalus shunt failure with ShuntCheck
Antonio Venus-Reeve, 14, had his first shunt surgery for hydrocephalus when he was 2½ months old. Born at 25 weeks’ gestation, weighing less than two pounds, he had a serious brain bleed seven days later.
As Antonio’s head began to swell with excess fluid, neurologists at Boston Children’s Hospital told his mother, Joanne Venus-Williams, that Antonio probably would not be able to walk, talk or develop major motor skills. “Neurosurgery got involved and the team did daily spinal taps to draw out the fluid in his brain,” says Venus-Williams. “They were hoping he wouldn’t need a shunt, but we got to the point w...
Source: Mass Device - June 7, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog Vector Blog Source Type: news
Bangladesh baby's skull is the size of a football because of excess fluid
Emon, from southern Bangladesh, has a head that weighs 20 lbs (9kg) - the same weight as an average one-year-old boy. He suffers from hydrocephalus - a build up of fluid inside the skull. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
