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AmblyoPlay improves visual acuity, hand-eye coordination in amblyopia
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (320+ words) Children with amblyopia who used the AmblyoPlay app 5 days a week for 6 months had significant improvements in visual acuity, as well as oculomotor function and motor coordination, according to data published in BMC Ophthalmology. "These findings reinforce our core belief…...
Top 10 food allergy stories of 2025
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (330+ words) The first documented alpha-gal syndrome fatality from mammalian meat dominated our most popular food allergy coverage in 2025. Check out the list below for our most-read stories about food allergy of the year. Two toddlers who had peanut allergy during infancy…...
Q&A: The ‘why’ and ‘when’ of private equity in orthopedics
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (469+ words) Private equity partnership with orthopedic groups has expanded rapidly since the first investment in 2017, according to an article in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Gary Herschman, Esq., one of the authors and co-chair of the Health Care Transaction Group…...
Fears of negative social evaluation common among youth with food allergy
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (1105+ words) ORLANDO " Children and adolescents with food allergy often experience substantial fear of negative social evaluation, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting. "People talk about food allergy anxiety. It's getting a…...
A modest proposal: How television can ‘get us all on track’ regarding vaccines
1+ week, 1+ day ago (656+ words) Like many physicians at this fraught time in medicine, I am watching television news now more than ever. Health care is always a major news story, since it is a huge part of the economy. Interest is soaring, however, because…...
HHS adds neuromuscular conditions to newborn screening protocol
1+ week, 2+ day ago (640+ words) HHS has announced the addition of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and metachromatic leukodystrophy to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel following scientific review and public comment. The decision was made because early detection of both rare, pediatric neuromuscular conditions will allow this…...
Adolescent girls, teens in late puberty faced higher COVID-19 pandemic depression risk
1+ week, 2+ day ago (305+ words) While most adolescents remained resilient to depression during the COVID-19 pandemic, girls and teens in the later stages of puberty were more vulnerable, according to a cohort study published in JAMA. Researchers also identified several other pre-pandemic factors associated with…...
JAK inhibitors not associated with stunted growth in children
1+ week, 6+ day ago (909+ words) JAK inhibitor treatment is not associated with stunted growth in children with common inflammatory diseases, according to a research letter published in JAMA Dermatology.JAK inhibitors are powerful treatment options for multiple inflammatory diseases, and many families are understandably concerned…...
Q&A: Does study tying myopia to air pollution make ‘a mountain out of a molehill’?
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (523+ words) A study published in PNAS Nexus suggests that exposure to air pollutants, including nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter, is significantly associated with the development of myopia in younger children. The study used an explainable machine learning model to analyze…...
Anxiety, well-being improve with epinephrine access in food-allergic patients, caregivers
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (706+ words) ORLANDO " Among adult patients and caregivers of pediatric patients with food allergy, self-reported anxiety and well-being were better when they imagined having vs. not having access to an epinephrine treatment, according to study results. This study, which also showed better…...