One of the first skills taught to pediatricians and obstetricians is how to assess the physiological condition of a baby in the first few minutes after birth. As a novice physician, this was one of my ...

Recently, high-profile high school hazing cases have made national headlines, showing that hazing is not confined to higher education. Increasingly, we are seeing devastating incidents in high schools ...

A 5-minute Apgar score < 7 was significantly associated with increased risks for in-hospital mortality, severe intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), retinopathy of ...

The Apgar score is a convenient and quick method doctors use to report a newborn’s health just after birth. The test assesses the child’s skin color, pulse rate, reflex irritability grimace, activity, ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc. announced Monday that it had purchased Montana House, located in the heart of Apgar Village, and added it to its collection of properties. A ...

Pursuit has purchased Eddie’s Café & Mercantile and the associated Apgar Lookout Retreat in Glacier National Park from businessman Brian Kelly. Located in Apgar Village, which is a small village ...

William P. “Bill” Apgar, 76, of Allentown, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2024. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Anna (Sabo) and Paul Apgar. A 1966 graduate of William Allen High School, ...

The Apgar test grades infants in five areas, including skin tone. Babies of color score lower, and may be subjected to unnecessary treatment. By Roni Caryn Rabin Shortly after they’re born, infants ...

Never mind the taste, faucet water can contain a host of bad stuff, especially when it comes from a communal supply. Even the CDC explains that public water, although regulated, can sometimes become ...

You might not be familiar with Virginia Apgar, but her impact likely touched your life the moment you were born. Best known for creating a simple test, the longtime Tenafly resident revolutionized the ...

In medicine, inertia can be a strangely powerful force, but Virginia Apgar never succumbed to it. She brought incredible energy to her work in anesthesia, neonatology, and dysmorphology (the study of ...

Mahlon “Sandy” Apgar IV, a real estate strategist who previously worked for the Defense Department, died of cancer Dec. 11 at his Boston home. The former Ruxton and Federal Hill resident was 82. Mr.