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How VR training prepares surgeons to save infants’ lives
Virtual reality promises to be great for gamers, but it has a lot of potential to change the world in other ways. Shauna Heller saw that potential, so she quit her job at Oculus VR and became a consultant to make non-VR applications happen. And one of her projects was create a VR simulation that […]
‘This case touched us very deeply:’ CDC reports contaminated breast pump tied to preterm infant’s infection
There are concrete steps women can take to keep breast milk safe, officials say after a preterm infant developed severe meningitis when her mother’s breast pump became contaminated. CBC | Health News
Undeveloped microbiomes make infants more prone to illness
Wild rodents spread more than 35 diseases. Pet mice and rats carry much fewer, luckily, but the diseases they do spread include rat bit fever and Leptospirosis. (credit: ArtBrom) As every parent knows, newborns and infants are extremely prone to infections. This increased susceptibility is typically attributed to babies’ immature immune systems—since they’re so new […]
Tip: Always Bring Your Infant’s Birth Certificate on a Flight
Tip: Always Bring Your Infant’s Birth Certificate on a Flight Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does […]
British babies cry more than any other infants in the world, new research shows
The UK, along with Canada, Italy and the Netherlands, came top in an international baby bawler survey conducted by scientists. Researchers analysed data on almost 8,700 infants taking part in previous studies to find out how upset babies in different countries get in their first 12 weeks. The biggest cry babies were found to be […]
British babies cry more than any other infants in the world, new research shows
BABIES cry more in Britain than almost anywhere else in the industrialised world, new research has shown. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Smart baby monitors could put infants at risk, doctors say
Experts are worried about an emerging market of smart devices that pledge to monitor babies’ vital signs during sleep. In an editorial published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, two doctors and a medical researcher warn that relying on these smart baby monitors could actually put infants at risk. The authors […]
