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The newborn vitamin K shot: What every parent needs to know

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The New York Times

‘Newborn’ Review: After Solitary Confinement, New Horrors Await

The writer-director Nate Parker focuses on the societal costs of imprisonment in this drama starring David Oyelowo as a Queens dad who goes upstate on a family trip. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase ...
CNN

It’s not just vaccines: Parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns

One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another ...
CBS News

Parents are refusing routine preventative care for newborns at rising rates, study finds

One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn't get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another ...
Medscape

Fewer Newborns Receive Hepatitis B Vaccination

The rate of hepatitis B virus vaccinations given to newborns fell by 10 percentage points between 2023 and 2025, to just over 73%, according to new research published in JAMA. After the COVID pandemic ...
Deadline.com

Nate Parker & David Oyelowo’s ‘Newborn’ Gets Spring Release Date With Exclusive Partner; First-Look Image Revealed

EXCLUSIVE: Nate Parker and David Oyelowo‘s long-delayed thriller Newborn is finally getting a domestic release with an exclusive partner. The movie, which is written, directed and produced by Parker ...
Medscape

Declines in Newborn Vitamin K Uptake Raise Safety Concerns

New research shows that an increasing number of newborns are not receiving a vitamin K injection designed to prevent excessive bleeding. The percentage of babies that did not receive a vitamin K shot ...
The Hill

CDC panel passes recommendation to change hepatitis B vaccine guidance

A key vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday voted in favor of reversing long-held guidance for newborn hepatitis B vaccinations. After months of ...
Forbes

Florida Becomes The First State To Scan For Genetic Diseases In All Newborns

Despite advances, whole genome sequencing — and with it the promise of early, life-altering therapies — still isn’t a routine part of care for most newborns. Many babies enter the world with silent ...
Time

Why Baby Boxes Are Suddenly Everywhere

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Health Affairs

Newborn Screening At Risk: Implications Of Disbanding The Advisory Committee On Heritable Disorders In Newborns And Children

Early detection of rare but treatable diseases has long been one of public health’s quiet triumphs, sparing thousands of infants each year from preventable harm. The Advisory Committee on Heritable ...
Time

How Having a Baby Is Changing Under Trump

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