Monitoring early neurological development is a central part of pediatric health care everywhere in the world. During the first two years of life, the motor development of children is monitored closely, as motion is the natural basis for their other development and interaction with the environment. Current methods, such as parents’ subjective assessment and observations made at medical appointments, do not allow accurate developmental monitoring throughout early childhood.
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—synthetic toxic chemicals often found in food sources and stored in body fat—are associated with long-term higher blood pressure in adolescents who have undergone bariatric surgery, a weight-loss intervention.
The incidence of babies born with serious heart defects, known as cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD), rose in states that enacted restrictive abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling that put abortion laws in the hands of the states, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25).
Sarepta Therapeutics said Tuesday that a patient died while taking its closely watched gene therapy for muscular dystrophy, sending company shares plummeting in morning trading.
When someone is traumatically injured, giving them blood products before they arrive at the hospital—such as at the scene or during emergency transport—can improve their likelihood of survival and recovery. But patients with certain traumatic injuries have better outcomes when administered specific blood components.
Measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico have led to nearly 300 cases and two deaths, raising public health concerns. Isolated cases have also been reported in a number of states, including Washington. Public Health—Seattle & King County last month confirmed a case of measles in an infant who had traveled abroad.
The 72 hours after the sexual assault of a child can be a crucial window for police to collect biological evidence and document signs of bruising or injury.
One in six Australians have hearing loss and, for most adults, hearing starts to decline from middle age onward.
The data on the health effects from smoking cigarettes has been clear for decades. Today, tobacco use causes nearly 1 in 5 deaths each year in the U.S. While many of these deaths are cancer-related, researchers have found that people who smoke are more likely to die from heart disease than lung cancer.
Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who use cannabis are more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who do not use the drug, even among younger and otherwise healthy adults. The findings are from a retrospective study of over 4.6 million people published in JACC Advances and a meta-analysis of 12 previously published studies being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25) held March 29–31 in Chicago.