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What are puberty blockers? What are the benefits and risks for transgender children?

What are puberty blockers? What are the benefits and risks for transgender children?

by Sasha Bailey, Cristyn Davies, Ken Pang and Rachel Skinner,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPuberty blockers are medications that stop the body from producing estrogen and test

What are puberty blockers? What are the benefits and risks for transgender children?

by Sasha Bailey, Cristyn Davies, Ken Pang and Rachel Skinner,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPuberty blockers are medications that stop the body from producing estrogen and test
Do kids grow out of ADHD as they get older?

Do kids grow out of ADHD as they get older?

by Alison Poulton,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more often diagnosed in children. That might make you wonder if people grow

Do kids grow out of ADHD as they get older?

by Alison Poulton,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more often diagnosed in children. That might make you wonder if people grow
Colic in babies: Causes, symptoms and treatment

Colic in babies: Causes, symptoms and treatment

by Ann SchreiberMost new parents have experienced the agony of colic: hours of inconsolable crying from their newborn, leaving them at wit's end.It's more common than some might think: The&nbs

Colic in babies: Causes, symptoms and treatment

by Ann SchreiberMost new parents have experienced the agony of colic: hours of inconsolable crying from their newborn, leaving them at wit's end.It's more common than some might think: The&nbs
New Kawasaki disease guideline for physicians released

New Kawasaki disease guideline for physicians released

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Rheumatology (ACR), in partnership with the Vasculitis Foundation (VF), released a new guideline for th

New Kawasaki disease guideline for physicians released

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Rheumatology (ACR), in partnership with the Vasculitis Foundation (VF), released a new guideline for th
Pediatrician offers advice on 'toddler formula'

Pediatrician offers advice on 'toddler formula'

by George Fuchs III, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe formula aisle at your local supermarket has expanded in the past few years. Next to infant formula produc

Pediatrician offers advice on 'toddler formula'

by George Fuchs III, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe formula aisle at your local supermarket has expanded in the past few years. Next to infant formula produc
Childhood trauma increases risk of chronic pain in adulthood, according to new research

Childhood trauma increases risk of chronic pain in adulthood, according to new research

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPhysical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk of chro

Childhood trauma increases risk of chronic pain in adulthood, according to new research

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPhysical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk of chro
Artificial intelligence detects heart defects in newborns

Artificial intelligence detects heart defects in newborns

by Vanessa Bleich,ETH ZurichPediatric cardiologist Dr. Holger Michel during a cardiac ultrasound examination of 7-week-old Jarmo in the presence of his mother. Credit: Sven Wellmann / KUNO Klini

Artificial intelligence detects heart defects in newborns

by Vanessa Bleich,ETH ZurichPediatric cardiologist Dr. Holger Michel during a cardiac ultrasound examination of 7-week-old Jarmo in the presence of his mother. Credit: Sven Wellmann / KUNO Klini
Excess fluoride linked to cognitive impairment in children

Excess fluoride linked to cognitive impairment in children

byTulane UniversityRepresentative children's drawings of a donkey for children in different F exposure groups. The figures were selected by averaging the scores at each community and picked

Excess fluoride linked to cognitive impairment in children

byTulane UniversityRepresentative children's drawings of a donkey for children in different F exposure groups. The figures were selected by averaging the scores at each community and picked
Inflammatory signs for adolescent depression found to differ between boys and girls

Inflammatory signs for adolescent depression found to differ between boys and girls

by King's College LondonInteraction between the effects of biological sex and adolescent depression risk groups on interleukin (IL)-2 levels. **p < .005, Two-way ANOVA. LR = low-risk for d

Inflammatory signs for adolescent depression found to differ between boys and girls

by King's College LondonInteraction between the effects of biological sex and adolescent depression risk groups on interleukin (IL)-2 levels. **p < .005, Two-way ANOVA. LR = low-risk for d
Is weightlifting safe for kids and teens? Here's what parents need to know

Is weightlifting safe for kids and teens? Here's what parents need to know

by Luis Alberto Marco-Contreras and Antonio Cartón Llorente,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainMuscular physiques have always been popular, but in the last decade or so people around the w

Is weightlifting safe for kids and teens? Here's what parents need to know

by Luis Alberto Marco-Contreras and Antonio Cartón Llorente,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainMuscular physiques have always been popular, but in the last decade or so people around the w
Pediatrician offers advice on how to safely help a baby with a stuffy nose sleep

Pediatrician offers advice on how to safely help a baby with a stuffy nose sleep

by Rachel Y. Moon, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: CC0 Public DomainEvery year in the U.S., some 3,400 babies die while sleeping. Many lose their lives to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, which has

Pediatrician offers advice on how to safely help a baby with a stuffy nose sleep

by Rachel Y. Moon, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: CC0 Public DomainEvery year in the U.S., some 3,400 babies die while sleeping. Many lose their lives to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, which has
Genetic alterations identified in many pediatric solid tumors

Genetic alterations identified in many pediatric solid tumors

Clinically significant genetic variations are identified in 86 percent of solid tumors in pediatric patients, according to a study published online June 23 inNature Medicine.Alanna J. Church, M.

Genetic alterations identified in many pediatric solid tumors

Clinically significant genetic variations are identified in 86 percent of solid tumors in pediatric patients, according to a study published online June 23 inNature Medicine.Alanna J. Church, M.