Tag: Child Health
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WHO Approves First Child-Friendly Paediatric Primaquine to Tackle Malaria Relapse
Global milestone in malaria elimination The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first-ever child-friendly paediatric primaquine tablets, marking a significant advance in the fight against malaria relapse in children. This development promises safer, easier dosing for young patients and strengthens malaria elimination strategies in endemic regions. What makes the new tablets different? Traditionally, primaquine…
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Rare Skin Condition in Singaporean Girl Highlights Bullying and the Need for Awareness
Understanding the Condition Behind the Marks A rare skin condition affecting a nine-year-old in Singapore has drawn attention to how physical differences can impact a child’s daily life. While the specific diagnosis remains private for the family, experts say that such conditions can cause marks or patches that differ in color from surrounding skin. In…
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Rare Skin Condition Shaped Like a KPop Demon Hunters Character
Background A nine-year-old girl in Singapore, Phoebe Hu, has drawn attention not for her achievements but for a rare skin condition that alters the color and texture of her skin. While the marks on the fictional character Rumi in Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters are depicted as purple, Phoebe’s skin exhibits light brown patches and irregular…
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Rare Skin Condition Shapes Phoebe Hu’s Story in Singapore
Understanding the Rare Skin Condition In the spotlight is a rare dermatological condition that affects the pigmentation and texture of the skin. For a nine-year-old girl from Singapore, the condition has manifested as light brown marks across her arms and body, despite being visually distinct from the purple markings seen in fictional characters like those…
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Type 2 Diabetes Rising Among Youth: Doctors Sound Alarm as Bengaluru Sees Surge
Overview: A Growing Health Crisis As World Diabetes Day approaches, clinicians in Bengaluru and across India are raising concerns about a troubling trend: Type 2 diabetes is no longer a condition confined to adults in their 40s and 50s. Increasing numbers of children and young adults are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, a disease…
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Mirpurkhas Health Officials Gear Up for Nationwide Measles-Rubella Campaign
Mirpurkhas Prepares for a Nationwide Measles-Rubella Campaign Health officials in Mirpurkhas are mobilizing ahead of Pakistan’s National Measles and Rubella Prevention Campaign. A high-level meeting at the District Health Office, chaired by Additional Deputy Commissioner-II Faisal Ali Soomro, underscored the urgency of the nationwide drive aimed at eliminating measles and rubella in children. The meeting…
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Whistleblower Claims Over Care for Harvey Sherratt Reach Mother’s Outcry: ‘Disgusting’ Language Used
Background: A Protecting Disclosure and a Family’s Outcry In Ireland, a protected disclosure related to the care of nine-year-old Harvey Sherratt has sparked strong reactions from his mother, Gillian Sherratt. She described the language used in the whistleblower’s disclosure as “disgusting” and said it made her feel as if her son had been effectively written…
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Type 1 Diabetes Is Worse in the Young: Why It Strikes Early
Understanding the disparity: Type 1 diabetes in children vs. adults Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. While the disease can affect people of any age, mounting research suggests that when it develops in children and adolescents, it often presents more aggressively…
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Why Type 1 Diabetes Is More Severe in the Young: What Researchers Have Found
Understanding the Growing Challenge of Type 1 Diabetes in Children Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong autoimmune condition where the body’s immune system mistakenly targets the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. While the disease affects people of all ages, evidence increasingly shows that it can behave more aggressively when it begins in childhood. This…
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ADHD Medications Poisonings Quadruple: Call for Pediatric Doses to Protect Children
Rising risk: Poisonings linked to ADHD medications New data from Australian researchers show a troubling rise in poisonings involving ADHD medications among children, with cases quadrupling over the past decade. While ADHD drugs like stimulants improve focus and behavior for many, their availability in adult strengths creates a safety challenge when households or caregivers split…