ISMRM: Communication, multidisciplinary engagement key to pediatric MRI
Communication and engagement with child-life specialists are a couple of factors in successful MR imaging for young children, according to research presented May 4 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting in Singapore.
A team led by Yin Ting Chiu, PhD, from the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital discussed key factors identified by the hospital’s MR team for effectively performing supplementary MRI scans on children ages three to seven without sedation.
“With the increasing demand for MRI, the efficient use of MR suits has become a global issue,” Chiu and colleagues highlighted. ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 3, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Pediatric Radiology 2024 Source Type: news
Drug targeting RNA modifications shows promise for treating neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a common pediatric cancer that originates in developing nerve cells outside the brain. While increasingly intensive treatments have improved the survival of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma, currently more than 40% of patients do not survive.
New research from the University of Chicago shows the potential for a promising new approach to treating neuroblastoma by targeting RNA modifications associated with the disease. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - May 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Rural Children Struggle to Access Hospital Services, Say Researchers
Summarizes forthcoming research on disparities in access to hospital-based pediatric services among rural and urban children. Discusses the impact of rural hospital closures on children with chronic health conditions. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - May 3, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Convergent Dental to Showcase the Solea ® All-Tissue Dental Laser at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Meeting
Leading Dental Laser Company to Feature Clinical Versatility of the Solea® All-Tissue Laser in Pediatric Dentistry WALTHAM, Mass., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Convergent Dental, the power behind the Solea® All-Tissue Dental Laser, announces its participation in the American Academy... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FVT TDS Source Type: news
Azithromycin Fails to Ease Burden of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preemies
(MedPage Today) -- Azithromycin for premature newborns requiring breathing support failed to improve rates of survival without moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age, though it proved safe in a large randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 2, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
' Fighting for Approval': Barriers to Needed Medications'Fighting for Approval': Barriers to Needed Medications
Therapies such as growth hormones and puberty blockers often face shortages, leaving pediatric endocrinologists fighting to get medications for their patients.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - May 2, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news
Atrium Health expands pediatric transplant program through partnership with Pittsburgh children's hospital
Atrium Health has teamed up with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to broaden its pediatric liver transplant program in North Carolina. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - May 2, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Elise Franco Source Type: news
BCEN Honors Top Board Certified Emergency, Trauma, Flight and Critical Care Ground Transport Nurses with 2024 Distinguished Awards
Top specialty certified emergency, pediatric emergency, trauma, flight and critical care ground transport RNs were recognized for their exceptional clinical excellence, professionalism and advocacy by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) with its annual, national... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news
Stuart Orkin
Dr. Stuart Orkin didn’t set out to develop a historic treatment for sickle cell disease 45 years ago when he decided to study how blood cells formed. He became a researcher at Harvard Medical School just as scientists learned how to clone, or make copies of, genes. “Everybody was talking about how we could now fix genetic diseases,” he says. “But no one had any clue what that really meant; it was kind of a Disney fantasy.” Orkin focused his attention on the hemoglobin gene, which is mutated in people with sickle cell anemia and another set of blood diseases called beta thalassemia. Understandi...
Source: TIME: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Accolades franchise Magazine Special Project sponsorshipblock time100health2024 Source Type: news
Pediatric Mental Health ED Visits Fluctuated in Pandemic Pediatric Mental Health ED Visits Fluctuated in Pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic trends illustrated the differences between observed and expected emergency department visits for pediatric mental health.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - May 2, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine Clinical Summary Source Type: news
Epidemiological study of traumatic brain and spinal injuries in a pediatric population: a one-year analysis of prevalence, causes and trends - Todorov S, Petrov PP, Kirovakov Z, Penchev P.
This study aims to a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Automatic organ segmentation model available for testing with pediatric CTs
Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) have developed and validated an abdominal organ segmentation model and made it available as an open-source application for further research and potential clinical deployment in pediatrics, according to an article published in the American Journal of Roentgenology on May 1.
After testing a number of different deep-learning algorithms, first author Elanchezhian Somasundaram, PhD, from the departments of radiology and pediatrics at CCHMC, reported that transfer-learning models -- algorithms trained on heterogeneous public datasets and then fine-tuned using ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 2, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Artificial Intelligence Image Processing Pediatric Radiology Source Type: news
Pediatric Resource Use Less Likely With Legalization of Recreational Cannabis
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- In cases of cannabis intoxication in children, resource utilization is less likely in states with recreational legalization of cannabis, according to a study published online May 1 in Pediatrics.Patrick S. Walsh, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA approves Lutathera for some pediatric patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novartis' Lutathera (lutetium-177 [Lu-177]) DOTATATE radiopharmaceutical for treatment of pediatric patients who are 12 years old and older with somatostatin receptor (SSTR)-positive gastroentropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs).
The April 30 approval covers foregut, midgut, and hindgut tumors and follows the same indication for adults the FDA approved in 2018, according to the FDA.
Approval was based on pharmacokinetic, dosimetry, and safety data from NETTER-P, an ongoing, international, multicenter, open-label, single-arm study of Lu-177 DOTATATE in adol...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Pediatric Radiology Source Type: news
Parental use and acceptance of an accessible, commercially available intraoral camera for teledentistry in their children
ConclusionThis
study supports the feasibility of using an IOC as a clinically
appropriate avenue for teledentistry with a high level of
caregiver –child acceptance. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - May 1, 2024 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
