According to Dr. Bajrang Agarwal, director of neonatal-perinatal medicine at New York-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, “Neonatal jaundice is a common and usually harmless condition ...

A protein that inhibits the enzyme that breaks down bilirubin in newborns has now been identified by researchers. Methods that block this inhibitor, and thus restore the enzyme’s activity, could ...

Parents of newborns have enough to worry about, and they can most likely add newborn skin ailments to that list. Nearly 20 percent of newborns contract eczema, and roughly 60 percent of newborns — ...

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

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, ...

A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a study co-authored ...

image: Association between pesticide usage during pregnancy and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia requiring treatment: The Japan Environment and Children's study. view more The data of 61,751 pregnant women ...

Every baby in the world has a degree of jaundice and while it isn’t a cause for concern, it’s important to determine whether your baby needs treatment. Paediatrician Dr Keir Shiels explained that ...

A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a new study.

Nearly 500,000 babies worldwide are diagnosed with neonatal jaundice annually, and of the survivors, about 13 percent suffer from developmental disabilities as a result. In an effort to combat the ...