By BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2X6thuP
Saturday, 13 April 2019
Doctors Use Electrical Implant to Aid Brain-Damaged Woman
By BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2X6thuP
You Need Vitamin D to Live. How Could This Woman Survive With None in Her Blood?
By WUDAN YAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2v0REy2
Friday, 12 April 2019
Kids' ER Trips for Swallowed Objects Nearly Double
Between 1995 and 2015, an estimated 800,000 kids under age 6 were treated after swallowing foreign objects. Coins are the main culprit, followed by jewelry, batteries and toy parts. new research has found.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2UR9rGn
Could Treating Gut Bacteria Help Autism Symptoms?
All the children in the study had severe digestive issues, so once they were more comfortable perhaps they were better able to focus and learn. Healthier microorganisms in the gut also may send chemicals to the brain that help children learn and make connections.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2UhAKFP
Foul Ball: More Kids Having 'Tommy John' Surgery
The number of teens getting UCLs rebuilt grew from fewer than a dozen a year in the early 1990s to more than 40 by 2010. By 2011, more than half of Tommy John surgeries were done on kids ages 15 to 19.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Z02oKO