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The state has confirmed an additional case of pertussis — or whooping cough — on Hawaii Island amid an outbreak that has so far sickened 11 since March. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state has confirmed an additional case of pertussis — or whooping cough — on Hawaii Island amid an outbreak that has so far sickened 11 since March. Several of the recent cases have been in infants too young to be fully vaccinated. Officials said the cases indicate “community spread” of pertussis on Hawaii Island. Because of that, the state Health Department is strongly recommending that parents stay up...

NEW YORK (FDA) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting parents, caregivers, and health care providers that Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition has voluntarily recalled certain Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Powder products due to possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this recall, and it is likely most of the product that was distributed in the U.S. has already been consumed. Consumers who have Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Powder with batch codes below should stop using it and throw it away or contact Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition for a refund: ZL3FHG (12.6 oz...

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers recovered the bodies of four migrants from the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass. The drowning victims included an infant who was carried into the border river. The drownings occurred in three separate incidents over a 48-hour period. Texas DPS spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez tweeted a report regarding the drowning deaths of four migrants during a 48-hour timespan over the Independence Day weekend.

A premature baby the size of a Superman action figure has made a miraculous recovery—and now celebrates every milestone with his sidekick by his side. Logan Ray was born at 23 weeks gestation, weighing just 1.5 pounds, the same height as a tiny 12 inch Superman figure. Doctors told his parents to prepare for the worst, but just like his new hero toy, little Logan was a fighter. And with each miracle week that passed, the preemie grew and grew until, after 105 days at Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon, he got to go home. His mom Val, 34,...

A man was arrested Monday and accused of sexually molesting and killing his infant daughter in Houston, Texas. “Early on Monday, Aug. 24, Harris County Sheriff’s deputies were called to an apartment complex in the 15000 block of Westpark, where a baby wasn’t breathing,” according to ABC 13. Emergency personnel treated nine-month-old Savayah Mason, then transported her to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.

FRIDAY, May 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A 3-week-old Texas infant in critical condition with COVID-19 was successfully treated and recovered, doctors report.This is one of the first cases of its kind, according to the team of doctors at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).They noted that the initial belief that children aren't at risk of serious illness from COVID-19 has been disproved as more information is gathered on the disease caused by the new coronavirus."We are still so early in the research and data available on COVID-19, and as providers, we need to be aware...

BEAR, Del. - A Delaware day care worker has been charged with murder after police say she covered the nose and mouth of a 4-month-old baby with her hand until the infant died. Dejoynay Ferguson, 19, of New Castle, has been booked on one count of first-degree murder. Delaware State Police officials said in a news release that state troopers and paramedics were called around 10:35 a.m. Thursday to Little People Child Development Center in Bear, where they found the infant girl unresponsive. She was rushed to Christiana Hospital in Newark, where she was pronounced dead. Ferguson, who was the...

The New England Journal of Medicine recently reported that a man gave birth to a stillborn baby. The story is especially tragic because the hospital’s medical staff did not treat the pregnant man in a timely fashion. Had they done so, the baby might have lived.Now that you’ve read that opening paragraph at least a couple times to decide if you misunderstood it, let me explain a bit more. The unidentified birth giver began life biologically as a female but had sex-reassignment surgery to become a “man.” It seems, then, that the “former” female retained a viable ovum, and...

A day after the state fire marshal said more arrests are coming in the gruesome burning death of a Natchitoches infant, another arrest has been made. Not surprising to many, that person is the baby's mother. In separate but simultaneous news release, the Natchitoches Police Department and State Fire Marshal's Office announced the arrest of Hanna Barker, 22, of Natchitoches on one count of principal to first-degree murder in the death of her 6-month-old son, Levi Cole Ellerbe. “When you’re charged with a principal to a crime that means you had a part in the crime. You may or may...

The mother of a boy who died after being found badly burned in Natchitoches July 17 was booked Wednesday (July 25) with principal to first degree-murder. Hannah Barker, 22, is the second person arrested in connection with the child's death, Louisiana Fire Marshal's Office reported. On Monday, the fire marshal's office announced the arrest of Felicia Marie Nicole Smith, 25, who was booked with the first-degree murder of Levi Cole Ellerbe. In a news release issued Wednesday afternoon, the fire marshal reported that Smith and Barker knew one another prior to the homicide and that additional charges against Smith are...

The last abortionist on the island of Guam has retired, leaving the island completely abortion free. There had only been two abortionists committing abortions on the island for decades; in 2016, the first abortionist, Dr. Edmund Griley, retired. Dr. John Chiu took over the facility, the Guam Poly Clinic, but does not commit abortions. That left just one remaining abortionist: Dr. William Freeman. Before retiring, Freeman committed abortions at the Women’s Clinic, and a doctor who worked under him, Dr. Jeffrey Gabel, has now taken over the facility. Unlike Freeman, Gabel refuses to commit abortions. The facility has also been...

Police say that the 3-week-old boy's father spiked him to the ground like a football. Short video at link.

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Two teen babysitters are facing child endangerment and assault charges after a disturbing video was reportedly posted online that appeared to show them laughing while putting a crying baby into a refrigerator and shutting the door, authorities said. The girls, whose names were not released because they’re juveniles, were babysitting the infant in Danvers on Monday when the shocking video was posted to Snapchat, according to published reports. The video, which was picked up by news outlets around the country, appeared to show the girls putting the crying infant sideways into a shelf inside the refrigerator, closing the door and...

Tykables, the only brick and mortar storefront in the United States dedicated to adult baby diaper lovers (ABDL), is located in Mount Prospect, a suburb of Chicago. Its customers, John-Michael Williams, the store’s owner says, include those ABDL who have a fetish or sexual interest in dressing like or pretending to be a baby; people who have a medical need for adult diapers and enjoy the brand’s options; and individuals, some of whom are on the autism spectrum, who find the diapers and child-style clothing provide a sense of comfort and stress relief. To be clear, those in the ABDL...

A Mentally Disturbed Culture-Enriching Kidnapper in LausanneThe account below from the Swiss daily 20 minutes describes the abduction of a baby in the Lausanne area by a North African migrant. Many thanks to Ava Lon for the translation: “He hit me and fled with my 6-month-old baby”by Abdoulaye Penda Ndiaye A kidnapping took place on Sunday in La Sallaz. Two days before, the kidnapper sowed panic in the M2 [metro in Lausanne] shouting “Allahu Akbar”. The physical marks of the wounds are still there: Marco’s* lips are slightly swollen and traces of blood are visible on his skull. But...

Police arrested a prominent Democratic leader and staff member for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on child pornography charges, according to the New York Post. On Friday, the Post said that court documents stated that Jacob Schwartz allegedly kept thousands of photos and nearly one hundred videos on a laptop depicting horrifying acts with “young nude females between the approximate ages of 6 months and 16, engaging in sexual conduct… on an adult male.” Schwartz, 29, faces charges of “possession of a sexual performance by a child and promoting a sexual performance by a child,” according to the...

A 26-year-old woman is in custody after returning home from a night of partying to find her 3-month-old daughter eaten by a group of large rats in Johannesburg, South Africa last weekend, according to The Sun. Noluthando Mtshali, whose family rented out a home to the mother, told The Sun that the woman frequently went partying.

Texas has confirmed that an infant who recently died in Harris County had microcephaly linked to the Zika virus. The baby passed away shortly after birth and is the first Zika-related death reported in Texas. During her pregnancy, the mother was in Latin America, where she was infected, and the baby acquired the infection in the womb. Recent test results confirmed the baby's condition and link to Zika. The mother and baby are classified as travel-related cases, and there is no additional associated risk in Texas. Last month Texas reported the state's first case of microcephaly linked to Zika, also...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. -- Authorities are searching for a 31-year-old Tampa Bay area man suspected of kicking, punching, and biting an 11-month old boy. Pinellas Park police say Glen Franklin Neal Jr. is wanted on an attempted murder charge. The child was brought to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg on Sunday, suffering from a severe head injury. Investigators say they believe Neal abused the boy, who remains in serious condition with bleeding on the brain.