Vitamin D Boost Helps Kids Recover Better After Spine Surgery
Researchers studied 47 kids and teens with curved spines who had surgery to straighten them. They found that kids who didn't have enough vitamin D before …
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When Kids Have Air in Their Intestines: What Parents Need to Know
Researchers studied 102 children who developed pneumatosis intestinalis—a condition where air gets trapped in the intestinal walls. This is different from a …
Read MoreNew Surgery Method for Tonsils Causes More Fevers in Kids
Researchers compared two different ways doctors remove tonsils and adenoids (small glands in the throat) from children. They found that a newer surgical …
Read MoreWhat Increases Infection Risk After Biliary Atresia Surgery?
Biliary atresia is a rare liver condition in babies that requires surgery called the Kasai procedure. After this surgery, some children develop a serious …
Read MoreWhen a Birth Defect Disappears: What Doctors Need to Know
Doctors discovered something unusual in a baby before birth: a condition called gastroschisis, where part of the intestines develop outside the belly. But by …
Read MoreFeeding Kids Better Before Surgery Cuts Serious Complications
Researchers studied whether giving children better nutrition before surgery for Hirschsprung disease (a bowel condition) could prevent dangerous infections …
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