This is Insidermedicine in 60.
From South Carolina, laying down a bunt usually an innocuous event almost cost an 11-year-old boy his life. The boy who squared away to bunt was struck by a pitch in the chest, which resulted in his heart temporarily stopping. Luckily, a physician was nearby and administered CPR. The boy was rapidly revived, but told to take a temporary break from baseball.
From North Carolina, prescribing glasses for children with lazy eyes due to refractive problems can prevent permanent visual damage. So-called lazy eye or amblyopia is usually caused by an eye turning inward or outwards. This study shows that timely intervention with glasses can prevent the eye from becoming lazy.
From Boston, while panic attacks are known to cause heart pounding and racing, those who experience panic attacks maybe at higher risk for heart attack and stroke. In a study of over 3,000 postmenopausal women, those with panic attack were three times more likely to develop a heart attack at a later date. The effect was independent of depression, diabetes, and smoking.
And finally from Seattle, playing with toy blocks may facilitate language development. In a randomized clinical study, children one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half years of age who played with toy blocks, scored 15% higher on their language assessment than those who did not.
For Insidermedicine in 60, I'm Dr. Susan Sharma.
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