#congenital-heart-defects
#congenital-heart-defects
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Medicine
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks agoI'm 12 and had a heart transplant because of a disease that affects only 13 people'
An 11-year-old boy received a heart transplant after waking from a six-week coma caused by a rare LMNA gene-related muscular dystrophy affecting only approximately 13 people worldwide.
fromIrish Independent
1 month agoOver 60 children who suffered spinal surgery complications asked to return for clinical checks
It arose out of safety concerns in 2022 in relation to the treatment of a number of patients with Spina Bifida who had spinal surgery at CHI at Temple Street. These concerns related to poor clinical outcomes of some complex spinal surgery, including a high incidence of post-operative complications and infections, and two particularly serious surgical incidents, which occurred in July and September 2022.
Public health
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months agoRSV is surgingantibody shots and vaccines can protect babies
RSV season in the U.S. typically peaks in January and February, with cases often stretching well into March. National emergency room visits and hospitalizations from the virus in kids ages four and younger have dipped slightly but are growing overall in more than a dozen states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest report on January 16.
Public health
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