News articles tagged with 'paediatric'
Comprehensive approach can improve clinical care of Kenyan children
— 6 Apr 2011 16:04 | HealthA multifaceted approach that addressed deficiencies in clinical knowledge, skills, motivation, resources, and the organisation of care was associated with improvements in practice for…
Emergency department CT exams of children have increased substantially
— 6 Apr 2011 15:37 | HealthComputed tomography examinations of children in hospital emergency departments increased substantially from 1995 to 2008, according to a new study published online and in the June print…
Free phone app helped doctors perform better in simulated cardiac emergency
— 29 Mar 2011 16:07 | HealthDoctors who used a free iPhone application provided by the UK Resuscitation Council performed significantly better in a simulated medical emergency than those who did not, according…
Medically underserved girls receive less frequent evaluation for short stature
— 28 Mar 2011 18:37 | HealthPrimary care doctors are less likely to refer short girls than short boys for diagnostic testing that can reveal underlying medical reasons for their short stature, according to a new…
Multiple sclerosis: Risk factors in children
— 21 Mar 2011 16:07 | HealthCanadians have one of the highest rates of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the world with approximately 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Primarily striking in adulthood, physicians and…
UTHealth study: Stem cells may provide treatment for brain injuries
— 11 Mar 2011 15:19 | HealthStem cells derived from a patient's own bone marrow were safely used in paediatric patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to results of a Phase I clinical trial at The…
Gene fusion mechanisms offer new clues to origin of paediatric brain tumours
— 10 Mar 2011 18:44 | HealthA detailed analysis of gene fusions present at high frequency in the most common paediatric brain tumours has been performed for the first time in a study published online today in…
Protein may be key to new treatment in a childhood cancer
— 8 Feb 2011 16:36 | HealthAfter analysing hundreds of proteins produced by the DNA of tumour cells, researchers have identified one protein that may be central to a new treatment for the often-fatal childhood…
OHSU fixes complex heart problems without open-heart surgery
— 4 Feb 2011 16:55 | HealthThe paediatric cardiac team at Oregon Health and Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital is the first in the region and one of a handful in the nation to implant a pulmonary…
New national study finds 34 percent increase in running-related injuries among children
— 28 Jan 2011 16:30 | HealthResearchers at the Centre for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined running-related injuries among children and adolescents…