Kaiba Gionfriddo was only a few months old when he began turning blue again and again as his little airways collapsed and kept air from reaching his lungs. But doctors were able to use a device based on an inkjet printer to custom-make a splint that is holding his airway open and helping him breathe. Now the 19-month-old is “into everything”, says his mother.
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Dec. 15: Health officials are recalling 800,000 doses of H1N1 shots. The doses are for kids 6 months up to age 3.