Pediatric nursing is a specialization of the nursing profession that focuses on pediatrics and the medical care of children, from infancy to the teenage years. This is an important field because the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AUSTIN, Texas — Incorporating electronic medical record-activated alerts in a pediatric inflammatory bowel ...

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major cause of vision impairment in preterm infants, particularly those born weighing ≤1,250 g. Anemia is commonly observed in these infants, with nearly 90% of ...

Orlando, Florida — Stroke is a devastating complication of sickle cell anemia that occurs in young children, and while blood transfusions protect against primary stroke, they must be continued ...

Macrocytic anemia causes a person to have large red blood cells that cannot carry enough oxygen throughout the body. The symptoms mimic other kinds of anemia but the treatment depends on the ...

Thalassemia is an inherited disease that affects the blood. The genetic features are present from birth. Children with severe thalassemia will require regular blood transfusions. Thalassemia causes ...

Doctors diagnose anemia when a blood test shows hemoglobin levels of less than 13.5 grams per deciliter (g/dL) for men or 12.0 g/dL for women. If you have slightly higher red blood cell counts and ...