Amid pressing mental health needs in children, primary care practices struggle to get help

by Children's Hospital BostonThe need for mental health care in children and adolescents has been surging; rates of suicide and self-harm are increasing, and, like hospitals, primary care pra

Updated on: February 21,2024 18

Amid pressing mental health needs in children, primary care practices struggle to get help

by Children's Hospital BostonThe need for mental health care in children and adolescents has been surging; rates of suicide and self-harm are increasing, and, like hospitals, primary care pra

Updated on:February 21,2024 18

Positive parenting can reduce the risk that children develop obesity

by Aaron Wagner,Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Penn State found that children with positive, early interactions with their care givers—character

Updated on: February 22,2024 13

Positive parenting can reduce the risk that children develop obesity

by Aaron Wagner,Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Penn State found that children with positive, early interactions with their care givers—character

Updated on:February 22,2024 13

Child behavioral health in sub-Saharan Africa

by Mary McKay, Fred Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: SpringerCountries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced considerable political and

Updated on: February 21,2024 20

Child behavioral health in sub-Saharan Africa

by Mary McKay, Fred Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: SpringerCountries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced considerable political and

Updated on:February 21,2024 20

Hospitals can reduce antibiotic overuse by avoiding unnecessary blood draws in critically ill children, study shows

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) develops a fever, physicians often routinely order a blood cultur

Updated on: February 29,2024 14

Hospitals can reduce antibiotic overuse by avoiding unnecessary blood draws in critically ill children, study shows

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) develops a fever, physicians often routinely order a blood cultur

Updated on:February 29,2024 14

Researchers study the health of children whose parents migrate for work

by King's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLeaving your children behind to migrate for work is not an easy choice but is very often the case for families living in low- and mid

Updated on: May 05,2024 15

Researchers study the health of children whose parents migrate for work

by King's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLeaving your children behind to migrate for work is not an easy choice but is very often the case for families living in low- and mid

Updated on:May 05,2024 15

Study shines light on 'low-value' vitamin D tests

by Melinda Ham,Macquarie UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoctors are ordering unnecessary, costly and invasive blood tests for children to detect vitamin D deficiency, when instead it

Updated on: May 07,2024 17

Study shines light on 'low-value' vitamin D tests

by Melinda Ham,Macquarie UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoctors are ordering unnecessary, costly and invasive blood tests for children to detect vitamin D deficiency, when instead it

Updated on:May 07,2024 17

Child care centers unlikely source for COVID-19 transmission, study finds

by University of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren in child care centers are not spreading COVID-19 at significant rates to caregivers or other children at the center, nor to t

Updated on: May 10,2024 3

Child care centers unlikely source for COVID-19 transmission, study finds

by University of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren in child care centers are not spreading COVID-19 at significant rates to caregivers or other children at the center, nor to t

Updated on:May 10,2024 3

Machine learning algorithm could offer urologists a 'crystal ball' for predicting VUR

by Jessica Cerretani,Children's Hospital BostonWhat if pediatric urologists could draw on certain ultrasound findings to predict which patients are more likely to have vesicoureteral reflux

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

Machine learning algorithm could offer urologists a 'crystal ball' for predicting VUR

by Jessica Cerretani,Children's Hospital BostonWhat if pediatric urologists could draw on certain ultrasound findings to predict which patients are more likely to have vesicoureteral reflux

Updated on:April 06,2024 0

Study suggests in utero corticosteroid exposure is not detrimental to offspring neurodevelopment

by Elana GotkineIn utero exposure to corticosteroids and β2-adrenergic agonists appears to not be associated with most offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes, according to a study published online Oct.

Updated on: May 17,2024 6

Study suggests in utero corticosteroid exposure is not detrimental to offspring neurodevelopment

by Elana GotkineIn utero exposure to corticosteroids and β2-adrenergic agonists appears to not be associated with most offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes, according to a study published online Oct.

Updated on:May 17,2024 6

Perceived access to firearms higher in teens with depression, suicidality

by Elana GotkineHigh school-aged teens with recent depression and/or lifetime history of suicidality (DLHS) have higher perceived access to firearms than their peers without DLHS, according to a study

Updated on: April 07,2024 20

Perceived access to firearms higher in teens with depression, suicidality

by Elana GotkineHigh school-aged teens with recent depression and/or lifetime history of suicidality (DLHS) have higher perceived access to firearms than their peers without DLHS, according to a study

Updated on:April 07,2024 20

Parents of toddlers getting facts about popular nut milks and dairy substitutes from nonmedical influencers and bloggers

by American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParents of young children under age 5, interested in alternatives to dairy milk, like nut and rice milks, are finding information

Updated on: April 07,2024 17

Parents of toddlers getting facts about popular nut milks and dairy substitutes from nonmedical influencers and bloggers

by American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParents of young children under age 5, interested in alternatives to dairy milk, like nut and rice milks, are finding information

Updated on:April 07,2024 17

New research finds way to reduce bias in children

by New York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren's views of inequality may be influenced by how its causes are explained to them, finds a new study by a team of psychology rese

Updated on: May 27,2024 6

New research finds way to reduce bias in children

by New York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren's views of inequality may be influenced by how its causes are explained to them, finds a new study by a team of psychology rese

Updated on:May 27,2024 6