Inside Cook Children's sound lab where music becomes healing for families

Tucked away inside Cook Children's​ in Fort Worth, Raymond Turner runs the sound lab where kids can create just about ...
The New York Times

New Kids’ Books Say Put Down the Phone, Pick Up a Field Recorder

Meg Wolitzer and Charlie Panek’s “Found Sound” and Aida Salazar’s “Stream” send their protagonists on a listening (and healing) tour of real life. By Jennifer Howard Jennifer Howard is a writer and ...

Routine heart test can track how kids grow and mature, new study finds

A new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests a routine heart test—an electrocardiogram (ECG)—may offer ...
Burnley Express

Forbidden romance, a grief encounter and cute facts by various authors – children’s book reviews –

Enjoy the romantic vibes of two star-crossed classroom lovers, meet a girl coping with the death of her beloved brother, ...

Hope in the heart of a forest: How a school in rural Madhya Pradesh is transforming tribal lives

Somaiya Vidya Mandir in Rehti stands as a testament to daily acts of determination—by teachers and students alike—and to the ...
BMJ

Cause of death in children with heart disease: a cohort study

Objective To describe causes of death in children with congenital or acquired heart disease (CAHD) and provide updated mortality data across CAHD groups. Design Prospective observational cohort study ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

First look at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s massive new hospital

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, already one of the largest hospital systems in the country, will soon open a state-of-the-art hospital with 446 hospital beds and several acres of lush green space — ...
IEEE

A Comprehensive Survey on Heart Sound Analysis in the Deep Learning Era

Abstract: Heart sound auscultation has been applied in clinical usage for early screening of cardiovascular diseases. Due to the high demand for auscultation expertise, automatic auscultation can help ...
IEEE

Classification of Phonocardiogram Signals Using the Wavelet Scattering Transform and Equilibrium Optimization Approach

Abstract: Heartbeat sounds serve as biological signals that aid in the early identification of cardiovascular conditions. Phonocardiograms (PCG), which are recordings of digital heartbeat sounds, are ...
Newsday

8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting remembered at funeral

Faith leaders and politicians paid tribute at a funeral Saturday to eight children who were killed in a mass shooting last month in Louisiana. The victims of the April 19 shooting in Shreveport ...