Babies born to opioid-using mothers show heightened early pain response
Penn State researchers report newborns exposed to opioids in utero react more strongly to pain within 24 to 48 hours after birth and have higher skin conductance, signaling greater distress. The study of 37 infants, 22 exposed and 15 unexposed, suggests earlier, enhanced pain management and monitoring for NAS-affected babies.
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Penn State
College of Medicine
Journal of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
Christiana Oji- Mmuo
Oji-Mmuo
Pennsylvania State Health Department
Blisters From Shoes Affects Walkers And Wardrobe
Spring invites outdoor activity but blisters from sandals running shoes and hiking boots are common. Podiatrist Sheldon Laps explains blisters form from friction between skin layers and fluid forms to protect tissue. Diabetes or improper care after popping raises infection risk and possible leg complications.
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Betsy Fisher
D.C
Sheldon Laps
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Crisis crisis lines and helplines listed for help
A brief notice from the page B1 includes contact numbers for suicide prevention and crisis support. It provides the National Lifeline at 800273 TALK 8255 and the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741 for immediate help.
Teens and parents clash over smartphone use at night
A Common Sense study shows 83 percent of parents keep devices in bedrooms at night and 12 percent sleep with devices. Teens report 38 percent feel parents are addicted while 68 percent of parents say teens spend too much time on devices.
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Jean Twenge
iGen
Twenge
United States
Dental Insurance Coverage From Physicians Mutual
Real dental insurance plan covering over 350 procedures including cleanings fillings crowns and dentures. No annual maximum and no deductible. You can visit any dentist you choose including your own.
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Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
Home to Heal: Families Choose End of Life at Home
The article follows palliative transport programs that move terminally ill children from hospital ICUs to home or hospice, honoring families' wishes. It highlights pediatricians, nurses, and transport teams at Boston Children's and Kentucky Children's Hospital, detailing Anthony Brescia's home death and the expansion of protocols to offer home end‑of‑life care across multiple hospitals while noting emotional, ethical, and logistical challenges.
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Megan Thorvilsony
Maye
Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia
Michigan
Thorvilson
Brescia
Brian Connell
Anthony
Seach
Bres
Mit
Belmont
Massachusetts
Boston Children's Hospital
Nelson
Icu
Boston
Lindsay Ragsdale
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Lexington
Mayo
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