Infant Formula vs. Breast Milk – How We Can Bridge the Nutrition Gap
We speak with Dr. Patrick Shih, a researcher who’s discovered a new way to replicate compounds found in breast milk that’ve eluded the industry for decades.
Medical Notes: An Easier Way To Quit E-Cigarettes, Why First Responders Have a Higher Risk of Dementia, and Is Smell Our Most Important Sense?
The invisible burden of frontline workers. Quitting e-cigarettes may have just gotten a lot easier. Some newborn senses are more important than others.
Medical Notes: How Climate Change May Be Affecting Pregnancies, Aging Out of Foster Care, and How Babies Develop a Self-Image
Being placed in foster care can be traumatic, but getting out isn’t much better. More and more babies are being born prematurely, and climate change might have something to do with it. We know that babies like to move their hands, but it turns out they might not just be playing.
How Can We Save Infants From the Effects of Opioid Addiction?
Experts discuss a promising new treatment approach and how to fix the root cause of NOWS.
Eczema in Infancy: A Gateway for Allergies and Asthma
Doctors have learned that childhood allergies and asthma may have their start in dry, dysfunctional skin in infancy, when allergens such as food particles enter the body through cracks in the skin. A noted pediatric allergist discusses this ”atopic march” and ways to combat it.
Sudden Unexplained Death of a Child
Each year, some 400 U.S. children over age one, most of them toddlers, die for no known reason. Families, longing for answers, often find that their families, friends, and even pediatricians are unfamiliar with this classification of death, or that they even occur. Family members who have lost a child, a medical examiner, and a research expert who has lost a …
Medical Notes: Week of September 8, 2019
A new study shows that people are more likely to have heart disease if they're genetically predisposed to insomnia. Then, vaping is being called a “gateway drug” for marijuana use… After a new study showing it can more than triple the risk of becoming a pot smoker. And finally… if you want toddlers to learn something, don’t use video.
When Chronically Ill Kids Grow Up
Children with serious chronic diseases often have a tough time transitioning from pediatric care, which has much support built in, to adult care, which has to be managed by the patient. Experts discuss how parents can make it easier with a gradual transition.
Talking to Your Baby
Scientists have discovered that the way parents talk to their infants has a huge effect on their intellectual development and later success. Experts discuss why and how parents should hold "conversations" with their babies.
