Serotype 19A is most often to blame for invasive pneumococcal infections in children, and frequently the isolate is resistant to multiple drugs, researchers report in the March issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
Every year in the U.S., more than 5,100 kids go to emergency rooms after falling from windows, and a quarter of them need to be admitted, according to the first nationwide study of the problem. Reuters Health Information
Premature infants who need surgery for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) have a higher risk of neurodevelopmental dysfunction and microcephaly, according to a July 2nd online paper in the Journal of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
