Race, sex, age influence pediatric mental health emergency visits

by Elana GotkineFor children and adolescents, mental health disorder-related emergency department (ED) visits are higher among adolescents, girls, and Black non-Hispanics versus Hispanics, according t

Updated on: March 21,2024

Race, sex, age influence pediatric mental health emergency visits

by Elana GotkineFor children and adolescents, mental health disorder-related emergency department (ED) visits are higher among adolescents, girls, and Black non-Hispanics versus Hispanics, according t

Updated on:March 21,2024

Extra pounds put kids at higher risk for hypertension, shows study

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Kaiser Permanente study of more than 800,000 young people between the ages of 3 and 17 showed that youth at the upper range of average weigh

Updated on: May 20,2024

Extra pounds put kids at higher risk for hypertension, shows study

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Kaiser Permanente study of more than 800,000 young people between the ages of 3 and 17 showed that youth at the upper range of average weigh

Updated on:May 20,2024

Study: Treatment minimizes infants' opioid-related brain abnormalities

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreating pregnant women with opioid use disorder can help minimize opioid-related brain abnormalities in their newborns.Led by scien

Updated on: April 22,2024

Study: Treatment minimizes infants' opioid-related brain abnormalities

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreating pregnant women with opioid use disorder can help minimize opioid-related brain abnormalities in their newborns.Led by scien

Updated on:April 22,2024

One of four youth screen positive for suicide risk in ED; 80% of transgender, gender diverse youth screen positive

by American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly 80% of emergency department encounters involving transgender or gender diverse youth ages 10 and older screened positive f

Updated on: June 15,2024

One of four youth screen positive for suicide risk in ED; 80% of transgender, gender diverse youth screen positive

by American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly 80% of emergency department encounters involving transgender or gender diverse youth ages 10 and older screened positive f

Updated on:June 15,2024

World-first guidelines for children with common inherited nerve disorder 

by Murdoch Children's Research InstitutePediatric neurologists and allied health clinicians have developed world-first clinical practice guidelines for children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disea

Updated on: February 24,2024

World-first guidelines for children with common inherited nerve disorder 

by Murdoch Children's Research InstitutePediatric neurologists and allied health clinicians have developed world-first clinical practice guidelines for children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disea

Updated on:February 24,2024

Study finds daycare linked to increased complications in preterm children with chronic lung disease

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAttending daycare in the first three years of life is linked with an increase in lung complications in children who wer

Updated on: May 11,2024

Study finds daycare linked to increased complications in preterm children with chronic lung disease

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAttending daycare in the first three years of life is linked with an increase in lung complications in children who wer

Updated on:May 11,2024

Longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding has protective effect on childhood asthma, says new study

by American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women and new mothers are often presented with information on the benefits of breastfeeding their

Updated on: April 20,2024

Longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding has protective effect on childhood asthma, says new study

by American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women and new mothers are often presented with information on the benefits of breastfeeding their

Updated on:April 20,2024

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections

by Mike StobbeBoxes of KN95 protective masks are stacked together before being distributed to students at Camden High School in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. According to a study by the Cente

Updated on: February 29,2024

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections

by Mike StobbeBoxes of KN95 protective masks are stacked together before being distributed to students at Camden High School in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. According to a study by the Cente

Updated on:February 29,2024

Asthma, allergy risk may be higher for children conceived with infertility treatment

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren conceived with infertility treatment may have a higher risk for asthma and allergies, suggests a study by researchers at the Nati

Updated on: February 28,2024

Asthma, allergy risk may be higher for children conceived with infertility treatment

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren conceived with infertility treatment may have a higher risk for asthma and allergies, suggests a study by researchers at the Nati

Updated on:February 28,2024

Child body weight has limited effects on mood and behavioral disorders, study suggests

by University of BristolBMI and child’s depressive, anxiety, and ADHD symptoms, using a polygenic score for childhood body size (N=40,949 trios). Coefficients represent standard-deviation change

Updated on: May 20,2024

Child body weight has limited effects on mood and behavioral disorders, study suggests

by University of BristolBMI and child’s depressive, anxiety, and ADHD symptoms, using a polygenic score for childhood body size (N=40,949 trios). Coefficients represent standard-deviation change

Updated on:May 20,2024

Outsourced children's care homes provide poorer quality care

by University of OxfordCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsFor-profit children's homes provide poorer quality services for children in care than homes run by Local Authorities, according to res

Updated on: June 11,2024

Outsourced children's care homes provide poorer quality care

by University of OxfordCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsFor-profit children's homes provide poorer quality services for children in care than homes run by Local Authorities, according to res

Updated on:June 11,2024

Bacteria at day care might raise kids' odds for asthma

by Cara MurezCertain combinations of bacteria found in dust in children's day care settings may have an impact on their young lungs.Researchers are trying to understand whether attending day care

Updated on: June 26,2024

Bacteria at day care might raise kids' odds for asthma

by Cara MurezCertain combinations of bacteria found in dust in children's day care settings may have an impact on their young lungs.Researchers are trying to understand whether attending day care

Updated on:June 26,2024