In a technical report published online Aug. 26 in Pediatrics, a standardized approach is presented for the use of guideline-concordant phototherapy for the management of hyperbilirubinemia in newborn ...

The study was observational and took place in the NICUs of Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, and Akershus University Hospital, Nordbyhagen, Norway. Twenty infants who were due to receive ...

All-over dosimetry: The neonate body shape is covered with 192 photodiodes that measure dose contributions over the entire surface. (Courtesy: Douglas Clarkson) Neonatal jaundice is a common condition ...

O-blanket is an innovative phototherapy device for neonatal jaundice, consisting of a light-emitting fabric covered by a wrapper made of top, reflective and back fabrics. The lightemitting fabric is ...

Jaundice is one of the most common medical issues in newborns, affecting nearly 80% of full-term infants in their first days of life. The condition occurs when excess bilirubin, a yellow pigment ...

Jaundice is one of the most common medical issues in newborns, affecting nearly 80 percent of full-term infants in their first days of life. The condition occurs when excess bilirubin, a yellow ...

In 2015, Virtue Oboro experienced every mother’s worst nightmare: at just 48 hours old, her newborn son was rushed into hospital for emergency treatment. Her son, Tombra, was diagnosed with jaundice, ...

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When cancer subtypes were examined, the analysis revealed that phototherapy was linked to a 40% increased odds of blood cancers. More modest associations were observed for solid organ cancers and ...