Howard Smith MD, AMNov 11
RSV Is Upon Us. These infections are sending increasing numbers of babies and toddlers to hospitals and to intensive care units. How to prevent this for your baby. #rsv #immunization #pregnancy #neonates #CoVid #influenza
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Howard G. Smith MD, AM on Instagram: "RSV Is Upon Us As the weather cools, I’m sad to report that a new wave of respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, driven infections is again beginning to sweep across the US. These infections are sending increasing numbers of babies and toddlers to hospitals and to intensive care units. Besides RSV, cases of influenza and CoVid are also rising as we head into the peak respiratory virus season. What can you do to protect yourselves but especially your babies. Pregnant women should be vaccinated against RSV between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy to pass immunity on to their newborns. Only the Pfizer vaccine Abrysvo is approved for pregnant women. As you think about protection against RSV during this respiratory disease season, don’t forget about influenza and CoVid. If you haven’t had your booster for one or both, arrange to do so as soon as possible. Public health specialists do say that you can have any or all of these vaccinations at the same time for your convenience. That being said, I always suggest spacing them by at least 10 days to 2 weeks in the event that you have a reaction. This way, you’ll know to which vaccine you are reacting. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-rsv-dangerous-babies-doctors-urge.html #rsv #immunization #pregnancy #neonates #CoVid #influenza"

0 likes, 0 comments - drhowardsmithreports on November 11, 2025: "RSV Is Upon Us As the weather cools, I’m sad to report that a new wave of respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, driven infections is again beginning to sweep across the US. These infections are sending increasing numbers of babies and toddlers to hospitals and to intensive care units. Besides RSV, cases of influenza and CoVid are also rising as we head into the peak respiratory virus season. What can you do to protect yourselves but especially your babies. Pregnant women should be vaccinated against RSV between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy to pass immunity on to their newborns. Only the Pfizer vaccine Abrysvo is approved for pregnant women. As you think about protection against RSV during this respiratory disease season, don’t forget about influenza and CoVid. If you haven’t had your booster for one or both, arrange to do so as soon as possible. Public health specialists do say that you can have any or all of these vaccinations at the same time for your convenience. That being said, I always suggest spacing them by at least 10 days to 2 weeks in the event that you have a reaction. This way, you’ll know to which vaccine you are reacting. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-rsv-dangerous-babies-doctors-urge.html #rsv #immunization #pregnancy #neonates #CoVid #influenza".

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Alexander WeberMar 20, 2025
🚨NEW PAPER OUT IN #PEDIATRICRESEARCH🚨
We used quantitative susceptibility mapping (#QSM) to measure cerebral oxygenation in #preterm #neonates 🧠💡 We explored whether isolating paramagnetic components improved the accuracy in major cerebral veins.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-03966-6
#openaccess #mri
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The application of magnetic susceptibility separation for measuring cerebral oxygenation in preterm neonates - Pediatric Research

Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM), a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modality sensitive to deoxyhemoglobin, is a promising method for measuring cerebral oxygenation in human neonates. Paramagnetic sources, like deoxyhemoglobin, however, can be obscured by diamagnetic sources such as water and myelin. This study evaluated whether QSM images, or isolated paramagnetic components, are more accurate for measuring oxygenation of cerebral veins of preterm neonates, and explored oxygenation differences between the major cerebral veins. 19 preterm neonates were scanned on at term equivalent age on a 3T MRI using a multi-echo susceptibility-weighted imaging sequence. Susceptibility values were calculated from QSM images to determine oxygen saturation (SvO2) in the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) and central cerebral veins (CCV). The paramagnetic components of QSM images were isolated, and SvO2 values were recalculated. The mean SvO2 values from QSM were 72.4% (SD, 3.4%) for the SSS and 68.7% (SD, 3.5%) for the CCV. SvO2 values for paramagnetic components were 58.1% (SD, 7.3%) for the SSS and 57.7% (SD, 7.0%) for the CCV. While paramagnetic component decomposition yielded SSS values closer to those found in the literature, it increased variability. No significant oxygenation differences were found between the SSS and CCV, contrasting with prior studies.

Nature
Show threadAlexander WeberNov 29, 2024

Finally, the increase in #hurst was moderately correlated with indirect measures of white matter growth, suggesting a link

#neonates #neuroscience #neuroimaging

Italian News by RSSOct 17, 2024

Corriere.it - Homepage by di Chiara Corradi
Neonati morti a Traversetolo, il Riesame dispone il carcere per Chiara Petrolini

Parma, la decisione è sospesa fino a che non sarà definitiva. La giovane, 21 anni, è attualmente ai domiciliari

Translated:
Neonates died in Traversetolo, the Review orders jail for Chiara Petrolini.

Parma, the decision is suspended until it is definitive. The young woman, 21 years old, is currently under house arrest.

#Parma #Italy #Review #ChiaraPetrolini #Neonates #Traversetolo
http://corrieredibologna.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/24_ottobre_17/neonati-morti-a-traversetolo-il-riesame-dispone-il-carcere-per-chiara-petrolini-17ee0896-9d91-4765-90be-eb0375babxlk.shtml

Neonati morti a Traversetolo, il Riesame dispone il carcere per Chiara Petrolini

Parma, la decisione è sospesa fino a che non sarà definitiva. La giovane, 21 anni, è attualmente ai domiciliari. La difesa: la misura cautelare non può anticipare la pena

Corriere della Sera
Italian News by RSSOct 15, 2024

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Neonati trovati morti, il legale della 21enne accusata di omicidio: "Arresti domiciliari adeguati"

Il legale ha sottolineato che, come valutato dal gip di Parma, non c'è rischio di reiterazione del reato, "e questo a mio avviso rende gli arresti domiciliari sufficienti", ha aggiunto

Translated:
Neonates found dead, lawyer of the 21-year-old accused of murder: "House arrest is appropriate"

The lawyer emphasized that, as assessed by the investigating judge of Parma, there is no risk of re-offending, "and in my opinion this makes house arrest sufficient," he added.

#Italy #House #lawyer #judge #Parma #Neonates #murder
https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2024/10/neonati-trovati-morti-il-legale-della-21enne-accusata-di-omicdio-arresti-domiciliari-adeguati-a347db48-12e6-4f17-ab7f-5f517e825622.html

Neonati trovati morti, il legale della 21enne accusata di omicidio: "Arresti domiciliari adeguati"

Il legale ha sottolineato che, come valutato dal gip di Parma, non c'è rischio di reiterazione del reato, "e questo a mio avviso rende gli arresti domiciliari sufficienti", ha aggiunto

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Giuseppe MichieliJan 24, 2024
Respiratory #distress in #SARS-CoV-2 exposed uninfected #neonates followed in the #COVID #Outcomes in #Mother - #Infant Pairs (COMP) Study https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44549-5
Respiratory distress in SARS-CoV-2 exposed uninfected neonates followed in the COVID Outcomes in Mother-Infant Pairs (COMP) Study - Nature Communications

Unusually high rates of respiratory distress were observed in infants following in utero exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Here the authors find, in a longitudinal cohort of infants born to persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy, that maternal vaccination is associated with a lower odds of infant respiratory distress.

Nature
Brar PieningNov 22, 2023
If you work in the #NICU or more generally in #Neonatology or in #InfectionControl and care about supporting your efforts to prevent #NosocomialInfection in high-risk #Neonates through regular monitoring and benchmarking of infection rates and risk factors, there is still one day left to register (it's free) for our #NeoIPC webinar on surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in the NICU which will happen tomorrow at 16:00 CET.
https://neoipc.org/cpn-webinar-surveillance/
Webinar on surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in the NICU: registrations now open - NEOIPC PROJECT

Hospital-acquired infections pose a significant risk to the health and wellbeing of newborns, especially preterm babies. The NeoIPC Clinical Practice Network will be holding a webinar focusing on the role and potential of surveillance in preventing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) among newborns. Join us on Thursday, 23rd November 2023, from 16:00-17:30 CET, as we discuss the […]

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Show threadBrar PieningNov 9, 2023

This is why I'm very proud to announce the launch of a new toolkit for the #surveillance of #hospital-acquired #infections in high-risk #neonates which my team at #CharitéBerlin has developed together with researchers from #StellenboschUniversity, #Osakidetza, and #StGeorgesUniversity who all share longstanding experience in surveillance and neonatology.

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Show threadGiuseppe MichieliMay 31, 2023
*** ''The current increase in incidence and #severity in #neonates, associated with a recombinant lineage of E-11 that previously was not detected in France, and is considered unusual due to the extremely rapid #deterioration and associated case #fatality rate amongst the affected babies. '' ***
Show threadGiuseppe MichieliMay 17, 2023
''On 5 Apr '23, the National IHR Focal Point for the #UK informed #WHO of an increase in severe #myocarditis in #neonates associated w/ #EV infection in #Wales. Between Jun '22 & Apr '23, 10 hospitalised neonates with a positive enterovirus PCR test were found to have myocarditis. 7 of 10 cases had further subtyping, with either #coxsackie B3 or coxsackie B4 identified. As of 5 May 2023, 1 patient was still hospitalised, and 1 had died.''