King County Measles Case: 5th in Washington

Archyde Measles Alert Issued in Seattle After Infant’s Exposure at Airport, Hospital SEATTLE — Health officials in king County, Washington, are urging vigilance after confirming a new case of measles in an infant who traveled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) and visited several locations within Seattle Children’s Hospital while infectious. By Archyde News Service April … Read more

Brazilian Toddlers’ Physical Activity: Meeting Guidelines?

Brazilian Toddlers’ Adherence too 24-Hour movement Guidelines: A Concerning trend Published November 7, 2024 A new study reveals that a minority of low-income Brazilian toddlers meet the World health Institution’s recommended guidelines for physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration, highlighting a need for targeted interventions. The Movement Matters: Early Childhood Health in focus Ensuring … Read more

Signs identified that precede sudden arrhythmic death syndrome in young people

Recognising and detecting the signs that commonly precede sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) may help to prevent premature deaths, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “SADS has not been well evaluated despite being one of the most common underlying causes of … Read more

Effectiveness of nutrition counseling in managing gestational weight gain and infant outcomes: a retrospective cohort study | BMC Nutrition

Study design and participants A retrospective cohort study was carried out on pregnant women who experienced unfavorable weight gain during pregnancy and were referred to health centers in Fars province, Iran between April 1, 2019 and November 20, 2023. The research data were sourced from Integrated Health System—a computerized platform that stores details of individuals … Read more

Impact of maternal COVID-19 infection on offspring immunity and maternal-fetal outcomes at different pregnancy stages: a cohort study | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Cui X, Wang Y, Zhai J, Xue M, Zheng C, Yu L. Future trajectory of SARS-CoV-2: constant spillover back and forth between humans and animals. Virus Res. 2023;328:199075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199075 Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Goldberg EE, Lin Q, Romero-Severson EO, Ke R. Swift and extensive Omicron outbreak in China after sudden exit from … Read more

Research suggests common viral infection worsens deadly condition among premature babies

Researchers say they found that infection with a common virus that can be transmitted from mother to fetus before birth significantly worsens an often-fatal complication of premature birth called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in experiments with mice. The research team, led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center investigators and funded by the National Institutes of Health, says … Read more

Sources and clinical characteristics of infant pertussis in China: increasing contribution of siblings | BMC Infectious Diseases

In recent years, with the continued rise in reported cases, pertussis has once again become a focal point of public attention [17]. Infants, in particular, are at heightened risk of developing severe pertussis upon infection [18]. In the present study, we revealed two key findings: first, siblings emerged as the primary sources of pertussis transmission … Read more