ALLMedicine™ Neonatal Jaundice Center

Feb 27th, 2021 - Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd) newborn screening is still a matter of debate due to its highly heterogeneous birth prevalence and clinical expression, as well as, the lack of enough knowledge on its natural history. Herein, w...

Feb 24th, 2021 - We analyzed claims data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance database, which contains data of 23.5 million Taiwan residents. We included children born after January 1, 2000 who had received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Pati...

Feb 8th, 2021 - Despite a century of research, bilirubin metabolism and the transport mechanisms responsible for homeostasis of bilirubin in serum remain controversial. Emerging evidence on the hepatic membrane transporters and inherited disorders of bilirubin me...

Feb 2nd, 2021 - Two meta-analyses concluded that jaundice was associated with an increased risk of autism. We hypothesize that these findings were due to methodological limitations of the studies included. Neonatal jaundice affects many infants and risks of later...

Jan 21st, 2021 - Neonatal jaundice and phototherapy have been associated with the development of allergic diseases. It has been suggested, however, that effect estimates of the associations might be smaller than expected. We sought to update the evidence of their ...

Dec 21st, 2016 - Delayed umbilical cord clamping appears to be beneficial for term and preterm infants. In term infants, delayed umbilical cord clamping increases hemoglobin levels at birth and improves iron stores in the first several months of life, which may ha...

Feb 27th, 2021 - Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd) newborn screening is still a matter of debate due to its highly heterogeneous birth prevalence and clinical expression, as well as, the lack of enough knowledge on its natural history. Herein, w...

Feb 24th, 2021 - We analyzed claims data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance database, which contains data of 23.5 million Taiwan residents. We included children born after January 1, 2000 who had received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Pati...

Feb 8th, 2021 - Despite a century of research, bilirubin metabolism and the transport mechanisms responsible for homeostasis of bilirubin in serum remain controversial. Emerging evidence on the hepatic membrane transporters and inherited disorders of bilirubin me...

Feb 2nd, 2021 - Two meta-analyses concluded that jaundice was associated with an increased risk of autism. We hypothesize that these findings were due to methodological limitations of the studies included. Neonatal jaundice affects many infants and risks of later...

Jan 21st, 2021 - Neonatal jaundice and phototherapy have been associated with the development of allergic diseases. It has been suggested, however, that effect estimates of the associations might be smaller than expected. We sought to update the evidence of their ...

May 2nd, 2018 - WASHINGTON -- Just one dose of a drug called stannsoporfin significantly reduced bilirubin levels in newborns with severe hyperbilirubinemia, but at the potential cost of long-term neurological risk, according to an FDA briefing document prepared ...

Dec 13th, 2017 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels measured with a battery-powered handheld device reliably detected neonatal jaundice in a small pilot study in Malawi, researchers say. "Jaundice affects more than half of newborns, and...

May 24th, 2016 - Newborn infant undergoing phototherapy to treat neonatal jaundice Photo by Martin Pot Two new studies raise questions about a possible link between childhood cancer and phototherapy for newborn jaundice. One study showed a significant positive ass.

Aug 17th, 2015 - Contraindications Sodium sulfacetamide is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to sulfonamides, sulfur, or any other component of the preparation. It is a pregnancy category C drug, and pregnant women should only use sodium sulf.

Oct 11th, 2010 - Action Points Explain to interested patients that a Danish registry study found an association between neonatal jaundice and subsequent diagnosis of a psychological development disorder, such as autism, in full-term infants. Note that the associat...