Interpersonal and structural stigma toward sexual minority youth create mental health challenges, increased suicide risk

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania found that lesbian, g

Updated on: March 08,2024

Interpersonal and structural stigma toward sexual minority youth create mental health challenges, increased suicide risk

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania found that lesbian, g

Updated on:March 08,2024

Study finds Trump's election was associated with decrease in well-child visits for children of immigrant mothers

by Boston UniversityEffect of former President Trump's election on well-child visits (flexible adherence) among immigrant compared with US-born families in the post-period, 2015–2018. Source:

Updated on: March 08,2024

Study finds Trump's election was associated with decrease in well-child visits for children of immigrant mothers

by Boston UniversityEffect of former President Trump's election on well-child visits (flexible adherence) among immigrant compared with US-born families in the post-period, 2015–2018. Source:

Updated on:March 08,2024

Could childhood inflammation or infection be a cause of depression and psychosis?

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA growing body of research suggests that early-life infection, inflammation, and metabolic changes could contribute to psychiatric disorders—perha

Updated on: February 21,2024

Could childhood inflammation or infection be a cause of depression and psychosis?

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA growing body of research suggests that early-life infection, inflammation, and metabolic changes could contribute to psychiatric disorders—perha

Updated on:February 21,2024

The rising health crisis of congenital syphilis: What physicians can do

by Tricia Tomiyoshi,UC DavisClinical features of perinatal syphilis and risk of maternal-to-fetal transmission. Primary syphilis (painless skin lesions/chancre or regional lymphadenopathy) and s

Updated on: June 01,2024

The rising health crisis of congenital syphilis: What physicians can do

by Tricia Tomiyoshi,UC DavisClinical features of perinatal syphilis and risk of maternal-to-fetal transmission. Primary syphilis (painless skin lesions/chancre or regional lymphadenopathy) and s

Updated on:June 01,2024

Study hints parental mindset about potential for growth yields better outcomes starting from very early age

by Liz Mineo,Harvard UniversityMei Elansary (left) and Dana McCoy co-authored a study that better determines when the maternal growth or fixed mindset has the most impact on a child's develo

Updated on: February 21,2024

Study hints parental mindset about potential for growth yields better outcomes starting from very early age

by Liz Mineo,Harvard UniversityMei Elansary (left) and Dana McCoy co-authored a study that better determines when the maternal growth or fixed mindset has the most impact on a child's develo

Updated on:February 21,2024

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

Updated on: February 28,2024

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

Updated on:February 28,2024

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

Updated on: May 08,2024

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

Updated on:May 08,2024

Lockdown reduced children's contacts with GPs but increased remote appointments

by Conrad Duncan,Imperial College LondonCredit: AI-generated imageYoung people's contacts with GPs in England dropped by 41% overall during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 compared with

Updated on: February 27,2024

Lockdown reduced children's contacts with GPs but increased remote appointments

by Conrad Duncan,Imperial College LondonCredit: AI-generated imageYoung people's contacts with GPs in England dropped by 41% overall during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 compared with

Updated on:February 27,2024

Neighborhood characteristics affect how often a child visits the emergency department

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren living in neighborhoods with greater hardships, such as substandard housing or high pollution, are more likely

Updated on: June 29,2024

Neighborhood characteristics affect how often a child visits the emergency department

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren living in neighborhoods with greater hardships, such as substandard housing or high pollution, are more likely

Updated on:June 29,2024

Liquefied petroleum gas does not affect severe pneumonia risk in infants, finds study

by Elana GotkineAn intervention that replaces biomass fuel (e.g., wood, dung, or agricultural crop waste) with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking does not affect the incidence of severe pneumon

Updated on: February 29,2024

Liquefied petroleum gas does not affect severe pneumonia risk in infants, finds study

by Elana GotkineAn intervention that replaces biomass fuel (e.g., wood, dung, or agricultural crop waste) with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking does not affect the incidence of severe pneumon

Updated on:February 29,2024

AI tool may predict cardiac arrests in pediatric patients

by University of Texas at DallasIllustration of functional gradient boosting where the classifier is constructed in a stage-wise process. At each iteration, prediction errors are computed for eac

Updated on: June 26,2024

AI tool may predict cardiac arrests in pediatric patients

by University of Texas at DallasIllustration of functional gradient boosting where the classifier is constructed in a stage-wise process. At each iteration, prediction errors are computed for eac

Updated on:June 26,2024

High adolescent BMI increases the risk of early chronic kidney disease, large cohort study finds

by Hebrew University of JerusalemCredit: CC0 Public DomainAdolescent obesity significantly increases the risk of developing early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in young adulthood, according to a l

Updated on: February 29,2024

High adolescent BMI increases the risk of early chronic kidney disease, large cohort study finds

by Hebrew University of JerusalemCredit: CC0 Public DomainAdolescent obesity significantly increases the risk of developing early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in young adulthood, according to a l

Updated on:February 29,2024