New NIH grant supports development of experimental pediatric HIV vaccine

New NIH grant supports development of experimental pediatric HIV vaccine

[ad_1] A multi-institutional team led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has been awarded a five-year, $20.8 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, for advanced preclinical development of a promising experimental HIV vaccine. A successful vaccine to prevent new HIV infections would be a…

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NICU Remains an Important Part of Patients’ and Families’ Lives Years After Their Stay

NICU Remains an Important Part of Patients’ and Families’ Lives Years After Their Stay

[ad_1] Nearly 800 people attend Stanford Medicine Children’s Health’s 40th NICU & ICN Graduation Party The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health holds a special place in the hearts of families and children who receive care there. This year, nearly 800 people attended the 40th Annual NICU & ICN Graduation Party…

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Researchers provide new insights into how exercise helps lose weight

Researchers provide new insights into how exercise helps lose weight

[ad_1] Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine and collaborating institutions provide new insights into how exercise helps lose weight. The researchers discovered a mechanism by which the compound Lac-Phe, which is produced during exercise, reduces appetite in…

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Integrated pediatric behavioral health care reduces symptoms in children

Integrated pediatric behavioral health care reduces symptoms in children

[ad_1] Research led by the Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health Care Universally in Pediatrics (TEAM UP) Scaling and Sustainability Center of Boston Medical Center (BMC) finds that children who receive behavioral health services delivered through the TEAM UP Model™ of integrated behavioral health care have fewer behavioral health symptoms. The findings, published recently…

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Decline in pediatric rescue breathing increased deaths during the pandemic

Decline in pediatric rescue breathing increased deaths during the pandemic

[ad_1] Cardiac arrest happens when the heart stops pumping blood properly, cutting off oxygen to the brain and other vital organs. In these emergencies, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can help keep blood and oxygen moving until medical help arrives. For children, CPR usually needs both chest compressions and rescue breaths, because many cases are caused by…

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Neonatal male circumcision rates decline in the United States despite health benefits

Neonatal male circumcision rates decline in the United States despite health benefits

[ad_1] Scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of male circumcision – surgical removal of the foreskin from the penis – dates back hundreds of years to observations made by physicians of their circumcised patients. More recently, research has continued to confirm that the procedure reduces penile inflammation, urinary tract infections, and acquisition of HIV and…

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Buprenorphine treatment produces greatest health gains and cost savings for mothers and infants

Buprenorphine treatment produces greatest health gains and cost savings for mothers and infants

[ad_1] Over the last 20 years, substance use-related deaths have more than doubled for women of reproductive age. Overdose deaths are now a leading cause of maternal mortality in the U.S., and in some states, the leading cause. Still, substantial gaps remain in understanding how different treatment approaches influence the short- and long-term health of…

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Fostering a Healing Haven: Cultivating Emotional and Mental Well-Being for Staff in Pediatric Oncology

Fostering a Healing Haven: Cultivating Emotional and Mental Well-Being for Staff in Pediatric Oncology

[ad_1] While pediatric cancer survival rates have improved significantly, approximately 1,600 children and adolescents still die of cancer each year in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. This reality is one that the care providers face daily in their work. Kimberly M. Williams, DNP, MSN, RN, NE-BC, serves as the director of…

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