Pediatrics
Not necessarily every three hours: The truth parents must know about baby feeding
Many parents still hear that a baby must eat every 3 hours. In practice, the current recommendations in pediatrics and breastfeeding speak of responsive feeding.
"Mom, my stomach hurts": How to know when it is temporary pain and when a check-up is needed
Medical ties linked Israel and Somaliland years before formal recognition
Small patients, big emergencies
An 'EpiPen' bracelet? Assuta Ashdod develops concept to save lives
A pediatric nurse at Assuta has developed a concept for the first-ever compact epinephrine injection device. She was able to do that via Assuta Ashdod accelerator.
Technion researchers print a functional ear implant
This new creation will hopefully prove useful for children born with microtia, a condition that results in underdeveloped, small or malformed ears at birth.
Wolfson Medical Center opens Helmsley Pediatric Heart Institute
The hospital said that the new department will expand the capabilities of its existing pediatric cardiology unit.
Does bedwetting indicate a child’s emotional suffering?
When should parents start worrying about nighttime bedwetting? When should they think it's due to an emotional problem? Dr. Hadassah Troan answers the questions.
Conjoined twins, separated in Israel last month, leave hospital
The operation the children underwent is extremely rare – having been performed only about 20 times – and now, for the first time in Israel.
Technion and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital bring pediatrics to the future
The Technion and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center are working on combining advanced technology with medical expertise in order to revolutionize children's healthcare.
New hospital protocol reduces invasive medical procedures in children
The procedure has seen a 90% efficiency rate in detecting foreign items in the airways of children, and the number of bronchoscopies performed in 2020 significantly decreased from previous years.
Medical cannabis may be effective for young epilepsy patients
Hebrew University team completed the first-ever meta-analysis of pediatric patients treated with medical cannabis
ALYN Hospital prevails through pandemic challenges to save disabled youth
Friends of ALYN Hospital adapted to this year's challenge by establishing the #MyALYNRide cycling campaign to encourage riders globally to help raise funds for the hospital.
Saved by surgery: Assuta doc removes pencil stuck in child’s leg
“This is the opportunity to ask the parents, especially now when children are not in formal frameworks: Make sure their activities are supervised."
