A first-of-its-kind review into the psychological impact of immigration detention has shown there are no safe forms of detention for children.
Study presents steps to reduce Australia’s unintended pregnancies
The newly published ACCORd follow-up study by Monash University’s SPHERE Center of Research Excellence will help address Australia’s chronically low use of the most effective types of contraception, long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC), and high number of unintended pregnancies.
Study offers hope that existing drug can target metastatic brain tumors
A University of Manitoba-led study has successfully eliminated breast-cancer-derived brain tumors in mice, using a drug to penetrate the brain and eliminate metastatic brain tumors.
Incidence of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in US 15.7 per 100,000 births in 2019
The incidence of neonatal herpes simplex virus (nHSV) infections in the United States in 2019 was 15.7 per 100,000 hospital births, according to a study published online April 14 in Pediatrics.
Adverse events from semaglutide seen in the ED usually gastrointestinal-related
The rate of emergency department visits for adverse events among patients dispensed semaglutide is low, with most visits involving gastrointestinal effects, according to a research letter published online April 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Enhertu: Drug approved in the UK for advanced cancers. Here’s what you need to know
A new cancer drug called trastuzumab deruxtecan, also known as Enhertu, has just been approved in the UK. This drug is designed to help adults with certain types of advanced cancer that cannot be removed by surgery, or which has spread to other parts of the body.
Parent surveys may help detect early signs of autism in first year of life
Autism is typically diagnosed in children ages 3 to 5 years old, but researchers at the University of Missouri’s Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment are exploring whether signs of autism could be detected as early as the first year of life.
Past patient outcomes could help single-ventricle surgery decisions
When considering whether a child who has a single-ventricle heart defect would benefit more from biventricular repair or the Fontan procedure, heart specialists have lacked a key tool to guide them: data that shows possible long-term health risks of each surgical option.
Improving patient screening for housing instability with electronic health records
Using electronic health record (EHR) data to measure how frequently someone changes their residential address may be an effective tool to screen for patients who may be experiencing homelessness, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in PLOS ONE.
Pfizer ends testing of obesity pill after possible liver injury
Pfizer has stopped developing a once-daily pill to treat obesity after a person in a clinical trial showed signs of a possible liver injury.