Indiatimes

Keep eye on childrens’ posture to detect scoliosis early, spine experts urge schools

Kolkata: Spine consultants and surgeons have urged school teachers to play a frontline role in spotting scoliosis early by watching for any abnormal curvature in a student's spine and alerting parents ...

After a baby became the world's first CRISPR gene editing therapy patient, CHOP wants to expand treatment to others

One year after receiving CRISPR gene editing therapy at CHOP, a Delaware County baby is thriving, and doctors want to expand ...

First successes in the development of a gene therapy for incurable LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy

Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a gene therapy that could potentially treat a rare and currently fatal ...

Innovative spinal surgery helps Stafford teen become 3-sport athlete

Bella Breslow's spinal surgery for scoliosis was so successful that not only is she back playing softball, she's added volleyball and basketball too.

Shriners hospital for children branches out with first off-site clinic set for Folsom

The expansion, a first for Shriners, aims to help treat orthopedics and sports injuries in Folsom and El Dorado Hills, officials said.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Julian Shapiro-Barnum's Brief But Spectacular take on Recess Therapy

Julian Shapiro-Barnum is the creator and host of "Recess Therapy," an online series where he talks with kids about everything from friendship to the meaning of life. He shares his Brief But ...
Healio

New ischemic stroke guideline addresses emergency management in kids, endorses mobile units

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Societies issued new guidelines for the screening and treatment of stroke. The new document provides ...

Frostbite cases are up. But Akron Children's has a new treatment option

Akron Children’s is among the first U.S. hospitals using a new drug to prevent amputations among frostbite victims.
Star Tribune

Children’s Minnesota suspends pediatric gender-affirming health services amid Trump funding threats

Essentia Health in Duluth may also end the services if Trump administration cuts Medicaid, Medicare funding to hospital systems that provide gender transition medications to minors. Children’s ...

Taboo tics like shouting curses and slurs are uncommon in Tourette syndrome − but people who have them suffer harsh social stigma

Tics can be physically taxing, leading to acute and chronic pain and injury. People with Tourette syndrome also frequently face stigma, discrimination and the pressure to monitor or hide their tics, ...
NBC News

Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says

An 18-month-old baby held with her parents at a South Texas immigration detention center became so ill last month that she was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening respiratory failure — then ...
People

9-Year-Old Boy Left with Severe Burns on Face After Trying Dangerous Social Media Trend Becomes 4th Child to Need Treatment from Local Hospital

Caleb Chabolla suffered second-degree burns after microwaving a NeeDoh Nice Cube, the boy's mother said Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...