Category: pediatric

HK Develops Precision Cure to Help Children with Blood Cancer Prolong Life

October 3, 2022
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Children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who develop drug resistance generally lack treatment options and are deemed incurable. Recently, The CUHK’s HK-HOPE developed a method to obtain the sensitivity of a patient’s cancer cells to a basket of targeted drugs within three days. In combination with genomic analyses, AML patients are matched with the most…

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Hospitalizations of Children Dropped During COVID-19 Pandemic: CDC

February 21, 2022
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Hospitalizations among children during the COVID-19 pandemic declined, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but those who were hospitalized were mostly due to the coronavirus. The study diagnosed children up to the age of 17 years, splitting them into three groups of 0–4, 5–11, and 12–17 years….

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Hospitalizations of Children Dropped During COVID-19 Pandemic: Study

February 21, 2022
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Hospitalizations among children during the COVID-19 pandemic declined, according to a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but those who were hospitalized were mostly due to the coronavirus. The study diagnosed children up to the age of 17 years, splitting them into three groups of 0–4, 5–11, and 12–17…

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New York Sees Four-Fold Rise in COVID-19 Pediatric Hospitalizations, Symptoms Mostly Mild

December 28, 2021
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New York City has seen a 4-fold rise in pediatric hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the two-week period between Dec. 5 to Dec. 19, with half the admissions being children under 5 years of age, according to a Dec. 24 statement released by the New York State Department of Health. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul co-issued…

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Formerly Conjoined Twins Thriving 5 Years After Separation Reunite With Hospital Family to Celebrate

April 26, 2021
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Formerly conjoined twins—who underwent an unprecedented separation procedure—just celebrated five years of life since their operation. The South Texas twins are healthy and thriving, thanks to the expertise of pediatric surgeon Dr. Haroon Patel and the team at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Scarlett and Ximena Torres were born conjoined, a rare and surprising story on its…

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UCI Professor: It’s Safe to Reopen Santa Ana Schools

March 23, 2021
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SANTA ANA—As Santa Ana Unified School District board members prepare to consider a plan for reopening for in-person instruction a year since the COVID-19 pandemic forced students into distance learning, a prominent University of California–Irvine professor of pediatrics said today it’s safe for students to return to campuses. “I think they’re ready to open the…

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