An app developed by a local neonatologist debuted last week, guiding physicians and families through the management of newborn phototherapy. Dr. Dennis Costakos of Mayo Clinic Health System, who ...

September 26, 2011 — The American Academy of Pediatrics has released recommendations to standardize phototherapy in newborns with hyperbilirubinemia with respect to variables such as light source ...

Race: East Asian, Arabic, Chinese, Mediterranean (parental risk for G6PD deficiency and other inheritable disorders) Family history of elevated unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (e.g., Gilbert's disease ...

All-over dosimetry: The neonate body shape is covered with 192 photodiodes that measure dose contributions over the entire surface. (Courtesy: Douglas Clarkson) Neonatal jaundice is a common condition ...

When cancer subtypes were examined, the analysis revealed that phototherapy was linked to a 40% increased odds of blood cancers. More modest associations were observed for solid organ cancers and ...