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Spotlight on SPR Science
Interrogation of Disrupted Vascular Development Signals in Early Preterm Birth
Faizah Bhatti’s, MD, research focuses on understanding how inflammation increases the risk of abnormal blood vessel development in preterm infants, and ultimately, to find ways to prevent complications related to vascular dysgenesis.
School Disengagement and Mental Health in Children Pre- and Intra-COVID-19 Pandemic
Fiorella B. Castillo, MD, recently published a study in Pediatrics on temporal changes in school disengagement (SD) and SD rates among children with mental health conditions (MHCs). Dr. Castillo is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein and the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein.
Influenza With and Without Oseltamivir Treatment and Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Events
James W. Antoon, MD, PhD, MPH, recently published an original investigation in JAMA Neurology on the use of the influenza antiviral oseltamivir associated with serious neuropsychiatric events.
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