Philadelphia Phillies partner with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation ® for "Cut and Color Funds the Cure®"
CLEARWATER, Fla., March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Philadelphia Phillies joined the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (NPCF™) in the fight against childhood cancer at a "Cut and Color Funds the Cure" event at Bay Care ballpark. On Friday, March 22, players, and staff members either... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC NPT CHI Source Type: news

EMA Approves Two Hybrid Medicines EMA Approves Two Hybrid Medicines
Medications to treat malignant hyperthermia and pediatric hypotension have been recommended for marketing authorization by the European Medicines Agency.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pharmacist Source Type: news

Clearance for driving in genetic generalized epilepsy - Desai J, Sadrieh K, Singh E.
A key aspect of management of genetic generalized epilepsy involves assessing seizure control and deciding suitability for driving motor vehicles. We surveyed child neurologists and pediatric epileptologists on key questions that practitioners should ask p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Social vulnerability and traumatic brain injury hospitalizations from sports and recreation among pediatric patients in the United States - Ogunmayowa O, Lozano A, Hanlon A, Paige F, Cook N, Baker C.
This study examined the associations between individual as well as neighborhood social vulnerability and sports and recreation-related traumatic brain injury (SR-TBI) hospitalizations among pediatric patients in the U.S. METHODS: We obtain... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Factors associated with hospitalization in a pediatric population of rural Tanzania: findings from a retrospective cohort study - Mancini V, Borellini M, Belardi P, Colucci MC, Kadinde EY, Mwibuka C, Maziku D, Parisi P, Di Napoli A.
BACKGROUND: Despite pediatric acute illnesses being leading causes of death and disability among children, acute and critical care services are not universally available in low-middle income countries, such as Tanzania, even if in this country significant ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Foreword: Expanding horizons in child abuse pediatrics, part 1 - Bell LM.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Clinical evaluation and treatment outcomes of caustic ingestion injuries in Syrian pediatric patients: a retrospective study: Short title: High-dose steroids for pediatric caustic ingestions in Syria - Nafiza M, Imad-Addin A, Mohamad Moamen A, Raghad K, Hussein H, Ali Alakbar N, Jaber M.
This study... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

How the U.S. Is Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis
(MedPage Today) -- In part two of this exclusive video interview, MedPage Today editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, talks with Admiral Rachel Levine, MD, the assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), about... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 21, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

PowerShift 2024: Dr. Scott Klein, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Klein said his favorite activity on the weekends is woodworking. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jessica Iannetta Source Type: news

Child Deaths Rise in U.S.; Water Beads Warning; Cancer Studies Retracted
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. U.S. life expectancy improved in 2022 as COVID-19 and other leading causes of death dropped but deaths among children rose, as did deaths due to drug overdoses... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 21, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

PACS industry veteran returns to launch cloud workflow platform
If you’ve been around the PACS industry for a while, you’ll undoubtedly remember DR Systems, a vendor that launched in the early years of PACS and carved out a niche as an independent firm for over two decades. Its founder, Murray Reicher, MD, has now returned to the market with the launch of Synthesis Health, a radiology workflow platform developer. Reicher and colleagues believe their platform’s cloud-native architecture offers a compelling value proposition to radiology practices seeking streamlined workflow and greater efficiency. The Synthesis platform features several modules, including a workflow and repor...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley Tags: Imaging Informatics Enterprise Imaging Source Type: news

Understanding measles and the current outbreak
Measles used to be a common childhood illness years ago. At the beginning of this century, measles had been declared eliminated from the country. But now, measles, one of the most contagious diseases to spread, is returning at a record pace as 17 states have reported measles cases in 2024.    "There are many viruses that are either not contagious or sort of contagious," says Sarah Scherger M.D., pediatrician at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin and chair of Pediatrics for Mayo… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 21, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Protocols, resources can reduce CT use in child appendectomy patients
Developing protocols and having resources available are a couple of ways hospitals can limit radiation exposure from CT imaging to children who have undergone appendectomies, suggest findings published March 20 in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. A team led by Peter Juviler, MD, from the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York described shared qualities among hospitals with low CT use and strategies for decreasing postoperative CT imaging for children with complicated appendicitis -- strategies that involve interdisciplinary collaboration and the promotion of radiation stewardship. “In the evaluation and ma...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 20, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Subspecialties Administration Genitourinary Radiology Pediatric Radiology Source Type: news

School nurse needed in every school to combat health ‘time bomb’
Action must be taken to address the erosion of school nursing roles and services across England, sector leaders have urged. The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI), the College of Medicine, and the School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA) have teamed up to campaign for ‘a school nurse in every school’. Together, the leaders have published... Read moreThe post School nurse needed in every school to combat health ‘time bomb’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 20, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Paediatrics Source Type: news

Brenner Children ’s Hospital, AHWFB pediatric services go under Atrium Health Levine Children's brand
Representing another step in integrating the health systems, Atrium Health extended its children ’s brand, Atrium Health Levine Children’s, to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem and Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, Ga., Tuesday. Here's why this change matters, especially for Brenner Children's Hospital. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 20, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lillian Johnson Source Type: news