New research suggests that medication errors are fairly common among pediatric patients with leukemia or lymphoma. Among 131 children taking nearly 1670 medications, researchers identified more than 400 medication errors (24.4%) over a 7-month period, including 242 with potential for harm. Notably, the researchers found that 10% of children were injured by medications errors, an outcome the authors believe could […]

Genetic and environmental prenatal risk factors play a role in early childhood atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a review published online Jan. 27 in the Annals of Dermatology. Hong Cui, M.D., Ph.D., from the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Zhijuan Mu, from the National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, both […]

For 50 years, Roe v. Wade shut down the biggest ambitions of the anti-abortion movement. Last summer, the Supreme Court overturned that decision, unleashing a flurry of abortion legislation across the nation. And anti-abortion advocates have eager partners in Republican-controlled legislatures across the country. “It’s exciting because our hands have been untied,” Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life, […]

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard‘s daughters may have famous parents, but they experience all the same struggles as other kids their age — and Bell is sharing a unique (and totally freaking cool) tactic she tried to help one of her girls overcome social struggles in particular. In a newly published interview with Real Simple, the Frozen actress explained that […]

Griffith University researchers have unlocked one of the secrets as to why some forms of Strep A are associated with severe invasive infection. Invasive Strep A diseases are responsible for more than 163,000 deaths each year globally and a recent increase in cases of invasive Strep A disease has been observed in Victoria, New South Wales and internationally. For the […]

In a recent focus piece published in Science Immunology, a researcher emphasized the need to reconsider messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination strategies in the future. Study: Is it bad, is it good, or is IgG4 just misunderstood? Image Credit: peterschreiber.media/Shutterstock Background Researchers showed that while repeated mRNA vaccination induced severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike […]

Do you think THESE children are fat? The NHS does: Flaw of ‘moronic’ child measurement scheme which experts warn could fat-shame kids and spark rise in eating disorders A study found the NCMP could be encouraging eating disorders in children  Researchers found these risks to be ‘far more dangerous than the weight itself’ It may do more harm than good […]

A five-year experiment aimed at improving care for some of California’s most at-risk Medicaid patients—including homeless people and people with severe drug addictions—resulted in fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits that saved taxpayers an estimated $383 per patient per year, according to a review released Wednesday. The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research said that for every 1,000 people enrolled […]

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers calculated excess deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among physicians in the United States of America (USA) between March 2020 and December 2021. They used data from the American Medical Association (AMA) for this analysis. Research letter: Excess Mortality Among US Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Image […]

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Ohio State University monitored individuals with asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a large university in the United States between January 2021 and May 2022. The correlation between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) load, which varies according to each viral variant, and neutralizing capacity of all […]