HealthDay News — In a clinical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online February 18 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented to assist primary care providers in ...

In a clinical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 18 in Pediatrics, recommendations ...

The tragedy of its occurrence is compounded by the fact that, if newborn jaundice and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia are detected early, kernicterus is completely preventable. All newborn infants are ...

Deficiency in enzyme system maturation or secondary effects resulting from higher acuity of illness in newborn males may influence the generation, metabolism, and elimination of serum bilirubin in ...

SINGAPORE – Most parents are familiar with jaundice, a condition that affects 60 per cent of full-term babies and up to 80 per cent of those born prematurely, which gives the newborn’s skin ...

is a condition characterized by elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood of newborns, leading to yellowing of the skin and eyes. This condition can arise from various genetic factors ...

A study was undertaken to determine the relative risks of exchange transfusion and of kernicterus for given levels of serum bilirubin in newborn infants. The mortality due to exchange transfusion ...

But there’s one thing she never quite gets used to – the sound of her newborns’ cries when their jaundice levels are tested. Then, there’s also the stress of taking her babies to the polyclinic while ...

In most cases, low bilirubin levels do not cause symptoms. While having high bilirubin can be a sign of liver disease and other health problems, low levels rarely pose an urgent danger. In fact, low ...