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Racial disparities seen in unmet treatment needs for pediatric mental health

Racial disparities seen in unmet treatment needs for pediatric mental health

by Elana GotkineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor children with mental health conditions, there are racial and ethnic disparities in unmet treatment needs, according to a study published online Dec

Racial disparities seen in unmet treatment needs for pediatric mental health

by Elana GotkineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor children with mental health conditions, there are racial and ethnic disparities in unmet treatment needs, according to a study published online Dec
Oral perampanel well tolerated in pediatric epilepsy

Oral perampanel well tolerated in pediatric epilepsy

(HealthDay)—Daily oral perampanel is generally well tolerated, with favorable retention rates among patients with epilepsy aged 1 to younger than 18 years, according to a study recently published in t

Oral perampanel well tolerated in pediatric epilepsy

(HealthDay)—Daily oral perampanel is generally well tolerated, with favorable retention rates among patients with epilepsy aged 1 to younger than 18 years, according to a study recently published in t
Hydrocortisone does not prevent lung complication in extremely preterm infants

Hydrocortisone does not prevent lung complication in extremely preterm infants

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHydrocortisone is no more effective than placebo at preventing damage that can result from oxygen and ventilator therapy necessary

Hydrocortisone does not prevent lung complication in extremely preterm infants

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHydrocortisone is no more effective than placebo at preventing damage that can result from oxygen and ventilator therapy necessary
Is insect porridge the answer to malnutrition in Africa?

Is insect porridge the answer to malnutrition in Africa?

by SciDev.NetFlow diagram showing the raw materials (grain amaranth, finger-millet, and cricket) and the formulated porridge products [CPF = commercial porridge flour; FFM–AC = fermented finger millet

Is insect porridge the answer to malnutrition in Africa?

by SciDev.NetFlow diagram showing the raw materials (grain amaranth, finger-millet, and cricket) and the formulated porridge products [CPF = commercial porridge flour; FFM–AC = fermented finger millet
Study reveals how young children's immune systems tame SARS-CoV-2

Study reveals how young children's immune systems tame SARS-CoV-2

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research helps explain why young children have lower rates of severe COVID-19 than adults. A study of infants and young childr

Study reveals how young children's immune systems tame SARS-CoV-2

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research helps explain why young children have lower rates of severe COVID-19 than adults. A study of infants and young childr
A third of UK parents think the cost of living crisis will significantly affect their children's mental health

A third of UK parents think the cost of living crisis will significantly affect their children's mental health

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA survey of U.K. parents by Savanta ComRes, commissioned by the King's Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People's Mental Hea

A third of UK parents think the cost of living crisis will significantly affect their children's mental health

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA survey of U.K. parents by Savanta ComRes, commissioned by the King's Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People's Mental Hea
Research explores early predictors of children's language delays

Research explores early predictors of children's language delays

by Deserae E. del Campo,University of MiamiCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study led by Associate Professor Lynn Perry, researchers have found that the specific types of words childre

Research explores early predictors of children's language delays

by Deserae E. del Campo,University of MiamiCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study led by Associate Professor Lynn Perry, researchers have found that the specific types of words childre
Vax now or vax later: What do parents think of mandatory vaccination?

Vax now or vax later: What do parents think of mandatory vaccination?

by King's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has assessed parent

Vax now or vax later: What do parents think of mandatory vaccination?

by King's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has assessed parent
Weight loss surgery effective regardless of age of teens

Weight loss surgery effective regardless of age of teens

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an effective approach to surgical weight loss in adolescents, according to a study published online April 11 inSurgical Endoscopy.Jun Tashiro, M.D., from

Weight loss surgery effective regardless of age of teens

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an effective approach to surgical weight loss in adolescents, according to a study published online April 11 inSurgical Endoscopy.Jun Tashiro, M.D., from
Study: New psychiatric diagnoses among Finnish children, adolescents increased by nearly 20% after first pandemic phase

Study: New psychiatric diagnoses among Finnish children, adolescents increased by nearly 20% after first pandemic phase

by University of TurkuObserved (solid line) and predicted (dashed line) monthly diagnoses by specialist services and psychiatric diagnoses for the different diagnostic groups between March 2020 a

Study: New psychiatric diagnoses among Finnish children, adolescents increased by nearly 20% after first pandemic phase

by University of TurkuObserved (solid line) and predicted (dashed line) monthly diagnoses by specialist services and psychiatric diagnoses for the different diagnostic groups between March 2020 a
Nearly half of children on Medicaid lack outpatient follow-up within a month after emergency care for mental health

Nearly half of children on Medicaid lack outpatient follow-up within a month after emergency care for mental health

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoKaplan-Meier survival curve for return mental health acute care encounters following an index mental health ED discharge. Return men

Nearly half of children on Medicaid lack outpatient follow-up within a month after emergency care for mental health

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoKaplan-Meier survival curve for return mental health acute care encounters following an index mental health ED discharge. Return men