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Hundreds of Manitoba infants tested for virus causing birth defects after universal screening expansion
More than 1,500 newborns in Manitoba have been screened for a congenital virus that can cause birth defects since last December, the provincial government says.
#health #newborns #screening #Manitoba
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-cmv-screening-9.7094291?cmp=rss

Howard Smith MD, AM Jan 13

RSV Prevention Pays Off Big. Vaccinations and use of antibody therapy has significantly reduced infections and hospitalizations. #rsv #newborns #vaccine #nirsevimab #hospitalization
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Howard G. Smith MD, AM on Instagram: "RSV Prevention Pays Off Big Maternal RSV vaccination during pregnancy and the use of the RSV antibody nirsevimab for newborns reduces the incidence of RSV infections by more than two-thirds. Researchers at the CDC and leading children’s hospitals studied 5,029 babies during the 2024–2025 RSV season and published their results in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Among infants younger than six months, maternal RSV vaccination was 70% effective and nirsevimab was 81% effective. RSV hospitalization rates were reduced 41% to 51% among newborns and infants compared with previous rates. The highest reduction of 56% to 63% occurred in newborns and infants aged 0 to 2 months When RSV vaccinations and antibody injections were rolled out nationally, RSV hospitalizations among infants under one year fell by up to half. The largest reduction was seen in newborns and babies under two months, the group at highest risk for severe RSV. Bottom line: mothers….protect your babies with these safe and very effective interventions. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/maternal-rsv-vaccine-and-nirsevimab-show-effectiveness-us-2026a10000ah https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2843213 #rsv #newborns #vaccine #nirsevimab #hospitalization"

0 likes, 0 comments - drhowardsmithreports on January 13, 2026: "RSV Prevention Pays Off Big Maternal RSV vaccination during pregnancy and the use of the RSV antibody nirsevimab for newborns reduces the incidence of RSV infections by more than two-thirds. Researchers at the CDC and leading children’s hospitals studied 5,029 babies during the 2024–2025 RSV season and published their results in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Among infants younger than six months, maternal RSV vaccination was 70% effective and nirsevimab was 81% effective. RSV hospitalization rates were reduced 41% to 51% among newborns and infants compared with previous rates. The highest reduction of 56% to 63% occurred in newborns and infants aged 0 to 2 months When RSV vaccinations and antibody injections were rolled out nationally, RSV hospitalizations among infants under one year fell by up to half. The largest reduction was seen in newborns and babies under two months, the group at highest risk for severe RSV. Bottom line: mothers….protect your babies with these safe and very effective interventions. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/maternal-rsv-vaccine-and-nirsevimab-show-effectiveness-us-2026a10000ah https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2843213 #rsv #newborns #vaccine #nirsevimab #hospitalization".

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jordan Dec 13

Wild to me that #newborns can be completely at odds with their own limbs lol

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Dec 9

More #Parents Are Refusing #VitaminK for Their #Newborns. Here’s Why That’s a Bad Idea

https://gizmodo.com/more-parents-are-refusing-vitamin-k-for-their-newborns-heres-why-thats-a-bad-idea-2000696870

More Parents Are Refusing Vitamin K for Their Newborns. Here's Why That's a Bad Idea

For around 60 years, doctors have routinely given infants a vitamin K shot to prevent uncontrolled bleeding.

Gizmodo

Front Page Dec 9

Mom flawlessly demonstrates what it looks like to 'respectfully' breastfeed in public

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/respectful-breastfeeding-ex1

PrivacyDigest Dec 5

#CDC #vaccine panel realizes again it has no idea what it’s doing, delays big vote

The panel of federal vaccine advisors hand-selected by anti-vaccine #HealthSecretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has once again punted on whether to strip recommendations for #hepatitisB #vaccinations for #newborns —a move it tried to make in Sept before realizing it didn’t know what it was doing. … realized it still does not understand the topic or what it was #voting on.
#maha #rfkjr #health

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/12/cdc-vaccine-panel-realizes-again-it-has-no-idea-what-its-doing-delays-big-vote/

CDC vaccine panel realizes again it has no idea what it’s doing, delays big vote

Today’s meeting was chaotic and included garbage anti-vaccine presentations.

Ars Technica

Edwin G.

Dec 3

New data shows RSV antibody shots prevent ‘most dangerous’ respiratory infection for newborns

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/rsv-shots-2025-9.7000455
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De nouvelles données montrent que les injections d’anticorps contre le virus respiratoire syncitial préviennent les infections les « plus dangereuses » pour les nouveaux-nés

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#RSV #VRS #Health #Santé #Newborns #NouveauxNés

It’s the ‘most dangerous respiratory infection’ for newborns. Scientists finally found a way to prevent it | CBC News

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has long been the leading cause of infant hospitalization in Canada. While real-world studies show new RSV shots are working to keep newborns out of hospital, many Canadian families still don't have access to these groundbreaking tools.

CBC

Zorz Studios Oct 23

Bethany Hope: I’ve photographed many beautiful #newborns, but these precious twins truly stole my heart (12 pics):
https://zorz.it/lNthC

#BethanyHopePhoto #TwinNewborns #pictures #UniqueBond #photos #tenderness

earthling Oct 7

Israel blocking transfer of incubators in Gaza

Israel has repeatedly denied permission to transfer incubators from an evacuated hospital in northern Gaza, worsening conditions in overcrowded hospitals farther south where newborns are now sharing oxygen masks, UNICEF says.

“In one of the paediatric rooms, there were three babies and three mums on a single bed, one source of oxygen, and the mothers would rotate the oxygen 20 minutes to each child.”

#Gaza
#incubators
#newborns
#photography

Eric Darnley Small Sep 30

Well its a good thing we have the CDC and strong modern healthcare system in case it comes here. Oh wait...

A major study in The Lancet warns that life-saving treatments for newborns with sepsis are losing effectiveness across Southeast Asia due to drug-resistant bacteria. Researchers, led by the University of Sydney, found that nearly 80% of sepsis cases in newborns from Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka involve bacteria likely resistant to current drugs, putting thousands of infants at risk. Experts say urgent development of new antibiotics is needed as “we are running out of effective treatments for babies with invasive infections.” How can this growing crisis be solved? More: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3327409/drug-resistant-sepsis-threatens-newborns-across-southeast-asia-study-warns?module=top_story&pgtype=homepage #Sepsis #DrugResistance #Newborns #Asia #HealthCrisis

Drug-resistant sepsis threatens newborns across Southeast Asia, study warns

Researchers found antibiotic-resistant bacteria driving nearly 80 per cent of sepsis cases in newborns in a number of Asian nations.

South China Morning Post