NICU Cuddlers Provide Bonding Support For Preemies
Cuddling and talk programs, vetted and trained, boost baby bonding in NICUs. Volunteers hold babies, sing, read, or sit by cribs while nurses focus on critical care, sparking endorphin relief for cuddlers and peace of mind for families.
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Dawn Anderson
St. Luke’s Nicu
Watson
NICU
Husemann
Rice
Sunburn care tips from Mayo Clinic expert
Mayo Clinic preventive medicine physician Dr. Cindy Kermott offers sunburn care. Start with cool showers or baths to reduce inflammation, use anti inflammatory medicine, and drink water. Avoid topical irritants, do not pop blisters, apply antibiotic ointment if a blister breaks, and wear loose cotton clothing. Use sunscreen, seek shade 10 am to 4 pm, wear hat and sunglasses. For pain use OTC NSAIDs, cool compresses, moisturizers. do not use benzocaine especially in children under 2.
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Cindy Kermott
Mayo Clinic
Kermett
Kermott
Avoid avobenzone sunscreens for pool days warns dermatologist
A KU Health System dermatologist cautions avobenzone may degrade under light and chlorinated water into potentially harmful compounds, risking cancer. He urges parents to avoid avobenzone for young children and favors zinc or titanium lotions, non micro-sized and non spray formulations, while noting better protection than no sunscreen.
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Daniel Aires
University of Kansas Health System
Aires
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Slower walking linked to early cognitive decline claim
A Pittsburgh study of 175 adults aged 70 to 79 tracked walking speed over 14 years and found those whose gait slowed fastest had a 47 percent higher risk of cognitive impairment. The right hippocampus shrank only in slower walkers, suggesting gait tests could flag at risk individuals for earlier intervention.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Journal
Neurology
Andrea Rosso
Pitt
Public Health
Department of Epidemiology
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