Artificial intelligence, robotic-assisted surgery, and 5G-enabled telesurgery are advancing precision in thoracic surgical procedures
AI and robots are reshaping lung surgery
This narrative review examines the roles of artificial intelligence (AI), robotic-assisted surgery, and 5G-enabled telesurgery in thoracic m…
AI helps spot lung nodules and plan surgery. Robots improve precision. Telesurgery shows early promise for remote care.
Loneliness as a transdiagnostic diagnostic modifier may improve risk stratification and treatment planning in psychiatric practice
Loneliness as a Diagnostic Modifier in Psychiatry
This conceptual mini review proposes reconceptualizing clinically significant loneliness as a transdiagnostic diagnostic modifier. The autho…
A new framework suggests treating loneliness as a modifier in psychiatric diagnosis, potentially improving care.
Internet-based home care education improves medication adherence and caregiver self-efficacy in pediatric pulmonary hypertension
Online tools help parents manage children with pulmonary hypertension
This mini-review explores the impact of internet-based home care education on managing pediatric pulmonary hypertension. The authors synthes…
Interactive online programs can help parents of children with lung disease feel more confident and manage complex care at home.
Home-based physical exercise improves aerobic capacity in children with chronic diseases like Cerebral Palsy
Home exercise improves aerobic capacity in children with chronic diseases
This meta-analysis of 81 studies involving 2923 children and adolescents found that home-based physical exercise significantly improves aero…
Home-based exercise programs can improve heart and lung endurance for children with conditions like Cerebral Palsy or Cystic Fibrosis.
Cuba maintains a solid normative basis for pediatric palliative care despite identified gaps in training
Cuba Develops Better Palliative Care for Children with Cancer
This narrative review examines the state of pediatric palliative care (PPC) for children with cancer in Cuba using the WHO integration model…
Newer plans aim to improve how children with cancer receive pain management and care in Cuba by addressing gaps in staff training and medici…
No regional anesthesia technique shows statistically significant superiority for pediatric hypospadias repair pain scores
Comparing different nerve blocks for pain during hypospadias surgery
This systematic review and network meta-analysis of 750 patients evaluated pudendal, penile, and caudal blocks for hypospadias repair. No re…
Doctors are looking for the best way to manage pain for children undergoing hypospadias repair, a surgery to correct a birth defect.
Robotic-assisted Kasai portoenterostomy shows comparable jaundice clearance and liver survival to open or laparoscopic techniques
Robotic surgery for infant liver disease shows promise
This systematic review and meta-analysis of children with biliary atresia indicates that robotic-assisted Kasai portoenterostomy (RAKPE) yie…
Robotic Kasai surgery for biliary atresia may match open surgery results, with hints of less bleeding and shorter hospital stays, but takes …
Azithromycin does not raise macrolide-resistant gene prevalence in preterm infants
Azithromycin in Preterm Infants Raises Resistance Gene
This randomized controlled trial in 1108 preterm-born infants found that azithromycin treatment did not increase the overall prevalence of m…
Antibiotic resistance genes stayed high in preterm infants even with azithromycin, raising concerns about antibiotic use.
Non-intubated VATS shows lower hazard for OS and DFS/RFS compared with intubated VATS
Surgery without a breathing tube shows promise for lung cancer
This meta-analysis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients evaluates the oncologic outcomes of non-intubated video-assisted thoracosc…
A new way of performing lung surgery without using a breathing tube may improve survival rates for patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Air pollution exposure tied to lower thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women and neonates
Air Pollution Linked to Lower Thyroid Function in Mothers and Babies
This meta-analysis of 24 studies involving 55,814 pregnant women and 84,645 neonates found that higher ambient particulate matter (PM) expos…
New data links exposure to air pollution with lower thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women and their newborns.
RIT1 p.Thr83Pro variant is associated with severe neonatal outcomes in Noonan syndrome cases
RIT1 Variant Linked to Severe Cases of Noonan Syndrome
This case report and literature review examines the RIT1 c.247A>C (p.Thr83Pro) variant in neonates with Noonan syndrome. The authors identif…
A specific genetic variant in the RIT1 gene is linked to severe, life-threatening complications in infants with Noonan syndrome.
Child and adolescent peer adversity is associated with poorer adult interpersonal functioning in meta-analysis
Childhood peer adversity linked to struggles with adult relationships
This meta-analysis of 28 samples involving 51,139 participants examined the impact of childhood peer adversity on adult interpersonal functi…
Peer problems during childhood and adolescence can impact how people build and maintain healthy relationships as adults.