Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Sweat Sensors Help Predict Outbursts in Autistic Kids
Kids with autism can become unruly and aggressive, often without any warnings for those around them. Such outbursts can also be emotionally difficult for family and caretakers, not just the kids, and planning events and going into public places...
Pediatrics
Dexcom G6 Pro with Blinded Mode FDA Cleared
Dexcom landed FDA clearance for its Dexcom G6 Pro continuous glucometry system. Intended to be used by medical professionals with their patients, it offers a novel "blinded" mode that allows physicians to hide live glucose readings from...
Pediatrics
Free App Scans Everyday Photos of Kids for Signs of Disease
Leukocoria, also known as white puppilary reflex, is a symptom of a number of diseases, including retinoblastoma, Coats' disease, and congenital cataracts. When light enters the eye at certain angles in people with leukocoria, a white...
Pediatrics
XStraw Makes Swallowing Oral Meds Easier
Many people experience difficulties swallowing their medications, with kids and elderly people being most commonly affected. Crushing pills and taking apart drug capsules is usually a poor solution, since the effectiveness and rate of release...
Pediatrics
Ultrasound Otoscope to Help Diagnose Middle Ear Infections
At the heart of the revolutionary otoscope from U.S. company OtoNexus Medical Technologies is a unique CMUT chip from Fraunhofer IPMS based on ultrasound technology. Diagnosing infections of the middle ear is prone to a great deal of...
Pediatrics
Masimo Unveils Pathway Newborn Oxygen Saturation Visualizer
The first few minutes after birth are critical in a child's life. Clinicians generally follow the guidelines of the American Heart Association's International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation when monitoring blood oxygenation during the first...
Pediatrics
Sensor Reads Signs of Oncoming Aggression in Autism
Many people who suffer from autism experience periods when they become aggressive, something that tends to come out of the blue. Those taking care of such folks have a hard time managing such episodes, particularly because there's no warning...
Pediatrics
Tourette Syndrome Treated with Functional MRI
Researchers at Yale University have for the first time showed that it is possible to control the symptoms of Tourette Syndrome using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The researchers recruited twenty one 11 to 19 year-olds and...
Pediatrics
Swiss Scientists Print World's Smallest Stent
In rare cases, some children, often still in the womb, develop urethral strictures that make it difficult or impossible to empty the bladder. Typically, a surgical procedure is performed to remove the narrowed section of the urethra, with the...
Pediatrics
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