Prenatal fetal surgery questioned after NEJM findings
Associated Press reports a decade of fetal operations to correct deformities faces dampened enthusiasm. Experts from Boston and Winnipeg note no proven benefit for hydrocephalus or obstructive uropathy and urge use only as experimental. Some support remains for select urinary blockage cases, but overall momentum wanes.
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Baby born to brain-dead mother on life support after 7 weeks
In Santa Clara California Derrick Poole became father to Michele Odette Poole a 32 week preterm girl delivered by C section to his fiancée who was kept alive on life support for 71 weeks under court order The baby weighed 4 pounds 5 ounces and breathed on her own At delivery Michele was said to be more mature than expected and she will likely leave Kaiser hospital in 7 to 10 days. The case followed a legal fight with the mother’s parents over disconnecting life support and involved Right to Life contacts and court orders.
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Discovery aids search for cystic fibrosis defect
New study on abnormal cells from cystic fibrosis patients moves scientists toward identifying the basic defect causing thick sticky mucus in airways. Researchers say the work rules out one possibility and refocuses efforts to prevent airway debris buildup and recurrent lung infections that devastate patients, with about 30,000 Americans affected.
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