Webcam system in Cleveland Clinic Children’s NICUs lets parents see their babies
A new webcam system at Cleveland Clinic Children's gives parents the opportunity to watch their newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Therabron gets $6.75M for drug that helps premature babies breathe easy
Preterm infants have poorly formed lungs, and struggle to breathe. Maryland startup Therabron Therapeutics just raised $6.75 million for its Phase 2 drug that helps regulate breathing in infants with respiratory difficulties.
Heard at HLTH 2024: Insights from Innovative Healthcare Executives
Executives from Imagine360, Verily, BrightInsight, Lantern, and Rhapsody shared their approaches to reducing healthcare costs and facilitating digital transformation.
The more premature or late a baby is born, the higher the chances of having ADHD
Whether a baby is born underweight of overweight, it can play a role in the child having ADHD.
Save your preemie with caffeine and Viagra
Bringing a premature baby to a stable condition can be difficult and scary for parents, but there are unusual ways of tackling the challenge. Caffeine and use of the drug Viagra are actually making a difference. Babies are born prematurely 450,000 times every year, and that number keeps increasing. In fact, in the last generation […]
Startup’s drug could help preemies breathe easy
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a common condition among premature infants that require ventilation after birth. It causes inflammation and scarring in their delicate lungs, leading to serious complications at the earliest and most critical stages of a preemie’s development. Cincinnati-based Airway Therapeutics has raised $4.6 million in Series A financing for its new treatment, AT-100, that prevents BPD in preemies. The company has developed a […]