Case report of two neonates with esophageal atresia and phrenic nerve palsy managed with stepwise respiratory and surgical strategies
Two Rare Cases Reveal New Path for Nerve Injury Recovery
This case report describes two neonates with type III esophageal atresia who developed phrenic nerve palsy. The authors outline a stepwise m…
When a repair for a birth defect hurts a breathing nerve, doctors now try non-invasive support first before surgery.
Retrospective case series evaluates omalizumab efficacy in Chinese pediatric chronic spontaneous urticaria patients.
This Hives Medicine Might Help Young Children Finally Find Relief
This retrospective case series assessed omalizumab in 13 Chinese children under 12 years with chronic spontaneous urticaria. Specific effica…
A common hives drug shows promise for younger kids who usually have few options.
Parechovirus A detection linked to pharyngitis and tonsillitis in children across hospital and day-care settings
This common virus may be behind your child’s sore throat
This observational cohort study evaluated 323 hospitalized children and 30 day-care attendees for parechovirus A (PeV-A) alongside other res…
A common virus called PeV-A is linked to sore throats in kids and helps explain why some children get sick when others stay healthy.
Systematic review and meta-analysis on adjunctive corticosteroids for orbital cellulitis in children
Steroids Help Kids With Eye Infections
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the effectiveness and safety of adjunctive systemic corticosteroids compared with antibio…
Steroids may safely speed recovery for kids with serious eye infections, reducing swelling and pain without hiding the infection.
CC-FocusNet deep learning framework improves diagnostic accuracy for corpus callosum abnormalities in fetuses.
AI tool improves detection of fetal brain abnormalities during prenatal scans
This cohort study evaluated the CC-FocusNet deep learning framework against conventional ultrasound diagnosis in a population of fetuses. Th…
An AI tool detects fetal brain abnormalities with 97% accuracy, helping doctors spot conditions that standard scans might miss during prenat…
Qualitative review of caregiver experiences for children with congenital craniofacial anomalies in Colombia
Caregivers of Kids With Face Differences Reveal Hidden Struggles
This qualitative review synthesizes experiences of 25 caregivers in Bogota and Cali, Colombia, regarding children with congenital craniofaci…
Mothers caring for children with facial differences face exhaustion, late diagnoses, and a healthcare system that offers little support or c…
Point-of-care ultrasound diagnostic accuracy for pediatric appendicitis in emergency departments
Ultrasound Cuts Radiation Risk for Kids with Belly Pain
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 8 studies (993 pediatric patients) evaluated point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for suspected appe…
Ultrasound scans in the ER can spot appendicitis in kids with high accuracy and help reduce radiation exposure from CT scans for young patie…
Systematic review and meta-analysis finds no clear benefit or harm for umbilical cord strategies on IVH risk in preterm neonates.
Does how we clamp the umbilical cord affect a preterm baby's brain bleeding risk?
This meta-analysis of randomized trials in preterm neonates synthesized evidence on umbilical cord management strategies. It found no clear …
Waiting to clamp a preterm baby's umbilical cord offers no clear protection against serious brain bleeds compared to cutting it immediately.
Non-pharmacological de-escalation techniques used in Australian EDs for children with acute severe behavioural disturbance.
Why Calming Kids in the ER Often Isn’t Enough
This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial in 337 children aged 9-17 with acute severe behavioural disturbance found verbal de…
ER staff try talking first for severe behavioral issues, but 96% of children still need medicine to calm down before treatment.
Continuous glucose monitoring in very preterm infants shows low ketones and higher lactate in first week
Study looks at glucose monitoring and metabolites in very preterm infants
This prespecified substudy of an RCT in 168 very low birth weight infants found consistently low ketone concentrations and higher lactate co…
Very preterm infants show high lactate levels that drop in a week, while ketones stay low with no clear link to blood sugar or insulin treat…
Closed-loop oxygen control shortens ventilation and oxygen duration in preterm infants in RCT
New Technology Helps Preterm Babies Spend Less Time on Ventilators
This randomized controlled trial in 69 preterm infants compared closed-loop automated oxygen control to manual control. The CLAC group had s…
A smart oxygen system helped preterm babies breathe on their own sooner, cutting ventilator time and reducing lung disease risk.
Extended Caffeine Therapy Reduces Intermittent Hypoxia Burden in Very Preterm Infants in Randomized Trial
Giving Caffeine a Longer Ride
This randomized clinical trial enrolled 160 infants <30 weeks + 6 days gestational age to evaluate extended caffeine therapy versus placebo.…
Extending caffeine treatment for premature babies until 43 weeks reduced dangerous oxygen drops and lowered inflammation markers.