Brain Characteristics Associated with Epilepsy and Depression/Anxiety
Researchers from Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that symptoms of depression and anxiety were related to diffuse reductions in brain structure and function in youth with intractable epilepsy.
Read the whole story at Pediatrics Nationwide: Brain Characteristics Associated with Epilepsy and Internalizing Disorders.
A Major Milestone in Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
A Phase III clinical trial shows that elexacaftor added to ivacaftor and tezacaftor improves lung function and quality of life in cystic fibrosis patients with the most common genetic mutation, F508del. The triple therapy, known as Trikafta, could effectively treat 90 percent of people with cystic fibrosis.
Read the whole story at Pediatrics Nationwide: A Major Milestone in Cystic Fibrosis Treatment.
Vaping Guidelines
Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration(FDA), state and local health departments, and public health andclinical partners are looking into a multistate outbreak of lung injuryassociated with the use of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), orvaping, products.
Now, a report by a working group of experts offers guidance to health care providers caring for patients with EVALI (e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury).
See that they say in my latest research summary for Pediatrics Nationwide: Health Care Leaders Offer Interim Guidelines on Vaping, EVALI Care.
Skin-to-Skin Care for Post-Surgical Infants
Multiple barriers prevent routine skin-to-skin care for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), particularly for infants requiring surgical consultation. Now, a quality improvement project at Nationwide Children's Hospital shows that routine skin-to-skin care is possible for infants in the NICU who have had surgery.
Read the whole story: Skin-to-Skin Care Safe for Infants After Surgery.
Narrowing Gender Gap in Youth Suicides
Recent data from Nationwide Children's Hospital show a disproportionate increase in the suicide rate among female relative to male youth, highlighting a significant reduction in the historically large gap in suicide rates between sexes.
Read more on the study here: A Narrowing Gender Gap in Youth Suicides.