New Treatment Helps Newborns Facing Chronic Lung Disease

New Treatment Helps Newborns Facing Chronic Lung Disease
Joe Shields playing with his son Jack who was diagnosed with BPD after being born 14 weeks early. Courtesy of Nationwide Children's Hospital
Andrew Thomas
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A new treatment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has increased the survival rate for babies facing a chronic lung disease from four in five to 99 in 100.

Babies who are born prematurely can experience an array of health problems, and one of the most common is bronchopulmonary dysplasia, also known by the acronym BPD.