WHO Says Gaza ’s Largest Hospital Is ‘Nearly A Cemetery’ As Israel Offers To Send Incubators
According to the UN, 32 patients, including three premature babies, have died at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza since Saturday. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
Newborn babies die as Gaza hospital runs out of power
Power outages at Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital are forcing medical staff to remove premature babies from life-saving incubators. Read the original article on Business Insider#gaza #alshifa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Power goes out at Gaza's Shifa hospital amid intense fighting between Israel and Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s prime minister pushed back Saturday against calls from Western allies to do more to protect Palestinian civilians, as troops encircled Gaza’s largest hospital where doctors said five patients died, including a premature baby, after the last generator ran…#deiralbalah #gazastrip #israel #palestinian #gaza #shifahospital #hamas #shifa #israeli #mohammedabuselmia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More premature babies surviving after birth at 22 weeks
More premature babies born at 22 weeks are surviving with a three-fold increase in those receiving life-saving care, research suggests. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What are the benefits and risks of methylxanthines (mild stimulant medicines) for premature babies whose breathing pauses during sleep (apnea)?
Friday, November 3, 2023 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Paolo Rosati Source Type: news
Malawi: Smoking - Pregnant Women At Risk of Delivering Stillbirths, Miscarriage and Premature Birth
[Nyasa Times] A study has established that pregnant women who smoke (tobacco) are at greater risk of delivering stillbirths, premature births and/or miscarriage while passive smokers (exposure of the non-smoking mother to second-hand smoke) also run the risk of harming the foetus. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 30, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Pregnancy and Childbirth Southern Africa Sustainable Development Women and Gender Source Type: news
After infant ’s death, FDA sends new warning about probiotics for premature babies
The US Food and Drug Administration is sharing a new warning about the risks of probiotics for hospitalized preterm infants. The products have been linked with over two dozen reported adverse events since 2018 and one death in 2023, the agency said. On Thursday, the agency announced it had sent a…#abbottlaboratories #fda #abbot #similac #thiswarningletter #katherinechetta #nec #chetta #petermarks #infinanthealth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Risk factors associated with periodontal disease and its impact on quality of life among pregnant women
Conclusions:
The risk factors for periodontal disease, including eating out for
lunch, drinking beverages, brushing teeth less, and not regular dental
cleaning, provide convincing evidence for pregnant women to maintain
good oral hygiene to prevent periodontal disease and improve oral
health-related quality of life.
Keywords:
Oral Health; Periodontal Diseases; Pregnancy; Quality of Life; Risk Factors.
Plain language summary
Pregnancy can cause poor mouth health. Expectant mothers with gum
disease might face problems such as low birth weight and premature
birth. This study found that certa...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - October 25, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
As Gaza ’s health system disintegrates, WHO calls for safe passage of fuel, supplies for ...
24 October 2023 – WHO remains unable to distribute fuel and essential, life-saving health supplies to major hospitals in northern Gaza due to lack of security guarantees. WHO calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire so health supplies and fuel can be delivered safely throughout the Gaza Strip.
Some of the facilities waiting for WHO supplies and fuel in northern Gaza include Al-Shifa hospital, where bed occupancy is already close to 150%. Last night, the Indonesian Hospital was forced to shut down some critical services due to lack of fuel, and is now running with limited functionality. The Turkish Friendship H...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 24, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza's hospital generators put premature babies in incubators at risk
Doctors in the Gaza Strip say dwindling fuel supplies are putting dozens of premature babies hooked up to incubators at risk of imminent death (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates
Women who smoke during pregnancy are 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely than non-smokers, almost double previous estimates. In a new study, researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that smoking during pregnancy is linked to premature birth and low birth weights. Babies born to mothers who smoked throughout their pregnancy were four... Read moreThe post Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 5, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Women's health Pregnancy Smoking Source Type: news
After death of infant, FDA warns hospitals about probiotics for premature babies
After the death of a preterm baby who was given a probiotic in a hospital, the US Food and Drug Administration is warning hospitals about using probiotics in infants born prematurely. In a warning letter Friday, the federal agency cautioned health care providers that bacteria and fungi found in…#infinanthealth #fda #evivo #mctoil #federalfooddrug #jamapediatrics (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coffee Won't Raise Preemie Birth Risk, But Smoking Certainly Will: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for premature births, but drinking coffee is not, new research suggests.
Women who smoked during pregnancy were 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Study shines light on successes of PReCePT programme
The success of PReCePT, a programme to increase the use of magnesium sulfate to prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, has been highlighted in a study led by National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) researchers including from the University of Bristol. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Translational Health Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
FDA panel will meet TODAY to discuss ethics of growing human babies in 'artificial wombs' - after success in animals
A panel of advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will meet Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss regulations and ethics of creating artificial wombs to treat premature babies. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
