Monthly Archives: July 2017

A shiny new test

Posted on 14 July 2017 by Keith Barrington

I have invented a shiny new test, which detects brain injury in preterm infants just before they go home. It can be used at discharge to predict whether a former extremely preterm baby will have developmental delay or neurologic impairment. … Continue reading →

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Thanks for Canadian Medicare and Tommy Douglas

Posted on 14 July 2017 by Keith Barrington

I recently had an acute medical event, took myself off to a local emergency room, received excellent immediate attention. After about 8 hours of care, an expensive drug that I had never heard of before, multiple disposables and several high … Continue reading →

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Better Nutrition, Better Brains

Posted on 5 July 2017 by Keith Barrington

I write frequently on this blog about how prejudice regarding developmental and neurologic problems, and prejudice about preterm infants, combine to over-emphasize the difficulties that former preterm babies have, to the extent that professional societies develop guidelines for withholding care … Continue reading →

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