New Treatment Helps Babies With Dangerous Low Calcium Levels
Babies are sometimes born with dangerously low calcium levels in their blood, which can cause serious problems like seizures. Doctors usually treat this with …
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Understanding Genetic Rickets: What Happens When Bones Don't Grow Right
Rickets is a bone disease that affects children when their bodies can't properly build strong bones. This happens because of problems with vitamin D, calcium, …
Read MoreNew Blood Test Combo Could Help Spot Early Puberty in Girls
Doctors have found a better way to diagnose when girls go through puberty too early. Instead of doing an uncomfortable test, researchers discovered that …
Read MoreDoes Early Puberty Treatment Affect Weight in Boys?
Researchers studied 80 boys who received treatment to slow down early puberty to see how it affected their weight. The treatment, called GnRHa, works by …
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