White House autism briefing linked to swift shifts in prescribing patterns / Medical Express
medicalxpress - A White House briefing in September 2025 that raised concerns about acetaminophen use during pregnancy and promoted the drug leucovorin as a potential autism treatment was followed by sharp changes in how doctors prescribed those medications nationwide, a…
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Monday, March 9, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 20354 / 2 stories in 2 days
Groundbreaking new drug shows promise for treating children with a devastating form of epilepsy / LiveScience
livescience - An experimental treatment reduces seizures and other symptoms in children with a type of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome.
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Thursday, March 5, 2026, 4:23 pm / permalink 20233 / 4 stories in 5 days
First-ever in-utero stem cell therapy for fetal spina bifida repair shows safe results / Medical Express
medicalxpress - A Phase I clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that combining stem cell therapy with standard fetal surgery before birth is a safe and promising approach to treat myelomeningocele, a severe form of spina bifida. This is the first time live ste…
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 19931 / 2 stories in 11 days
Immune cells from pediatricians help uncover an antibody cocktail against RSV and hMPV / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Researchers in China recently published a study in Science Translational Medicine describing a new antibody cocktail for protection against two common viruses. The proposed preventative treatment consists of antibodies identified in pediatricians who have…
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Thursday, February 19, 2026, 12:24 pm / permalink 19427 / 3 stories in 19 days
Destructive meningitis cases raise concerns about emerging pathogen / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Penn State College of Medicine is reporting on two cases of destructive infant meningitis linked to Paenibacillus infection, documenting severe neurologic injury and raising concerns about diagnosis and treatment. Reports from Uganda first linked these or…
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Monday, February 16, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 19222 / 2 stories in 23 days
Physicians push back on Alabama robotic ultrasound proposal / Beckers
Mariah Taylor / beckershospitalreview - Alabama’s proposal to use robotic ultrasounds to close care gaps is being praised by national leaders but facing pushback from local physicians, KFF Health News reported Feb. 12. Alabama is facing above national average rates for infant mortality on top o…
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 19199 / 8 stories in 24 days
Report reveals a significant global palliative care gap among children / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Nearly all the world's 10.6 million children experiencing serious health-related suffering (SHS) live in low- and middle-income countries with little to no access to palliative care or specialized care for their illness, according to a comprehensive new r…
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 1:21 am / permalink 19175 / 13 stories in 25 days
Microfluidic automation improves oocyte recovery from follicular fluid of patients undergoing in vitro fertilization / Nature
Baris R. Mutlu / nature - Nature Medicine, Published online: 12 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04207-xThe authors developed a microfluidic device, FIND-Chip, designed to automate and enhance oocyte recovery from follicular fluid, a process traditionally done manually. When …
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Friday, February 13, 2026, 9:23 am / permalink 19125 / 4 stories in 25 days
Public Health Department confirms first 2026 measles case in Los Angeles County / Medical Express
medicalxpress - The Department of Public Health has confirmed the first measles case this year in Los Angeles County. Officials say the person who tested positive for measles had recently traveled outside the country. The department is now working to identify people who …
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 18903 / 21 stories in 4 wks
A newborn's death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant / ABC News
go - Health officials in New Mexico have said a newborn baby died from a listeria infection likely linked to the child's mother drinking raw milk during pregnancy
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 18868 / 2 stories in 4 wks
Oregon baby is still battling infant botulism after ByHeart formula exposure / ABC News
go - A Portland, Oregon, baby got sick with infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart formula donated through a program that helps poor and homeless families
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Saturday, January 24, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 18380 / 7 stories in 6 wks
No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds / NYT
Azeen Ghorayshi / nytimes - The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
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Friday, January 16, 2026, 6:23 pm / permalink 18099 / 3 stories in 7 wks
Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children's health programs as lawsuit continues / ABC News
go - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics
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Friday, January 16, 2026, 8:23 am / permalink 18020 / 3 stories in 7 wks
US reports 168 new measles cases with outbreak in South Carolina / Medical Express
medicalxpress - The U.S. measles outbreak that drove cases to a 34-year high in 2025 shows no signs of slowing, as 168 more people have become infected since the start of the new year.
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Friday, January 16, 2026, 4:22 am / permalink 18000 / 9 stories in 7 wks
Pomelo Care banks $92M to expand virtual women's health, pediatric care services / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Pomelo Care banked $92 million in series C funding as it expands beyond maternity care to to more broadly serve women's and children's health needs.
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Saturday, January 10, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 17751 / 13 stories in 2 months
Nestlé recalls baby formula over toxin risk / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Nestlé has announced a global recall of some baby formula products, saying they may contain a toxin that can cause food poisoning in infants.
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Saturday, January 10, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 17716 / 2 stories in 2 months