Ask the Pediatrician: How should parents set up an asthma action plan?

by Sheila RazdanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQ: Our pediatrician said we should have an asthma action plan for our son. How do we do that?A: An asthma action plan is designed to help families mana

Updated on: June 05,2024 7

Ask the Pediatrician: How should parents set up an asthma action plan?

by Sheila RazdanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQ: Our pediatrician said we should have an asthma action plan for our son. How do we do that?A: An asthma action plan is designed to help families mana

Updated on:June 05,2024 7

Teens on TikTok: Fun, but addictive and maybe harmful

by Alan MozesIn the fall of 2021, TikTok announced a major milestone to coincide with its fifth anniversary: The amassing of roughly 1 billion global users, many of them young, turning to the app ever

Updated on: February 29,2024 13

Teens on TikTok: Fun, but addictive and maybe harmful

by Alan MozesIn the fall of 2021, TikTok announced a major milestone to coincide with its fifth anniversary: The amassing of roughly 1 billion global users, many of them young, turning to the app ever

Updated on:February 29,2024 13

U.S. teen suicides up during pandemic

Suicides among U.S. teens rose during the pandemic, according to a research letter published online April 25 inJAMA Pediatrics.Marie-Laure Charpignon, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technol

Updated on: February 29,2024 19

U.S. teen suicides up during pandemic

Suicides among U.S. teens rose during the pandemic, according to a research letter published online April 25 inJAMA Pediatrics.Marie-Laure Charpignon, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technol

Updated on:February 29,2024 19

Prevalence of gender-diverse youth in rural Appalachia exceeds previous estimates, study shows

by West Virginia UniversityThe prevalence of gender diversity is largely unknown, especially in rural areas. To fill that knowledge gap, WVU researchers surveyed junior high and high school stude

Updated on: April 18,2024 17

Prevalence of gender-diverse youth in rural Appalachia exceeds previous estimates, study shows

by West Virginia UniversityThe prevalence of gender diversity is largely unknown, especially in rural areas. To fill that knowledge gap, WVU researchers surveyed junior high and high school stude

Updated on:April 18,2024 17

Troubled infant formula plant resumes production

Credit: CC0 Public DomainAbbott Inc. has announced that it has resumed production at its infant formula plant, following a February shutdown over contamination concerns that triggered a months-long sh

Updated on: June 04,2024 4

Troubled infant formula plant resumes production

Credit: CC0 Public DomainAbbott Inc. has announced that it has resumed production at its infant formula plant, following a February shutdown over contamination concerns that triggered a months-long sh

Updated on:June 04,2024 4

Youth less likely to raise alarm in unsafe situations involving peers rather than adults: Study

by Australian Catholic UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren and young people are more likely to tell someone if an adult rather than a peer is making them feel unsafe, new Australian C

Updated on: June 29,2024 8

Youth less likely to raise alarm in unsafe situations involving peers rather than adults: Study

by Australian Catholic UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren and young people are more likely to tell someone if an adult rather than a peer is making them feel unsafe, new Australian C

Updated on:June 29,2024 8

Cesarean births not linked to increased risk of food allergy during infancy

by Murdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of food allergy during the first year of life, according to a new

Updated on: July 01,2024 6

Cesarean births not linked to increased risk of food allergy during infancy

by Murdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of food allergy during the first year of life, according to a new

Updated on:July 01,2024 6

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 16

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 16

Hospital financial decisions play a role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients

by Liz SzaboCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe dire shortage of pediatric hospital beds plaguing the nation this fall is a byproduct of financial decisions made by hospitals over the past decade, a

Updated on: April 18,2024 15

Hospital financial decisions play a role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients

by Liz SzaboCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe dire shortage of pediatric hospital beds plaguing the nation this fall is a byproduct of financial decisions made by hospitals over the past decade, a

Updated on:April 18,2024 15

Newly characterized mutation may define novel pediatric acute myeloid leukemia subtype

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: public domainA new mutation was identified in 9 percent of relapsed cases of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that may define a new subtyp

Updated on: February 22,2024 15

Newly characterized mutation may define novel pediatric acute myeloid leukemia subtype

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: public domainA new mutation was identified in 9 percent of relapsed cases of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that may define a new subtyp

Updated on:February 22,2024 15

COVID vaccines for children under 5 are almost here. Here's what parents need to know

by Daryl Cheng and Margie Danchin,The ConversationCredit: Gustavo Fring from PexelsCOVID vaccines for children as young as six months look set to be available in the coming months, now the Thera

Updated on: March 23,2024 14

COVID vaccines for children under 5 are almost here. Here's what parents need to know

by Daryl Cheng and Margie Danchin,The ConversationCredit: Gustavo Fring from PexelsCOVID vaccines for children as young as six months look set to be available in the coming months, now the Thera

Updated on:March 23,2024 14

Less physical activity in adolescence likely rooted in biology, says study

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe slowdown of physical activity during adolescence is not likely caused by lifestyle and environment but by energy demands placed

Updated on: May 19,2024 4

Less physical activity in adolescence likely rooted in biology, says study

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe slowdown of physical activity during adolescence is not likely caused by lifestyle and environment but by energy demands placed

Updated on:May 19,2024 4