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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Jaundice is a common condition in newborns which can be concerning, especially for new parents. Babies with jaundice have a yellow coloring of the skin and eyes. Dr. Katy ...

As hospital maternity stays have grown shorter in recent years, the majority of babies have suffered no ill consequences from being released with their mothers 24 to 48 hours after delivery. However, ...

Treatment typically involves exposing the infant to blue light, which breaks the bilirubin down so it can be passed with the urine. That said, the process takes away from time in which the infant ...

Sept. 25 (UPI) --Treating newborns for jaundice with phototherapy could increase the child risk of developing epilepsy, especially in boys, according to a study. Researchers analyzed data from 499,642 ...

Nagoya University researchers and their collaborators have found that minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery significantly ...

For parents who have children diagnosed with jaundice, that feeling of separation during treatment might be all too familiar. Jaundice is the yellowish color seen in the skin of many newborns when a ...

A condition that’s easily treated in the U.S. can be life threatening for babies in many parts of the world. All we need to stop it is a little light–we just need to get it to them. Normally, it’s not ...

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After a delivery, your newborn may face unexpected health issues, including jaundice. This yellowing of the skin and eyes occurs when bilirubin, a substance produced during red blood cell breakdown, ...

Bilirubin, the primary breakdown product of hemoproteins, particularly hemoglobin, plays a key role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of liver diseases. In acute liver diseases, such as ...