Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainKids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to dat

Updated on: March 05,2024

Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainKids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to dat

Updated on:March 05,2024

Kids aren't skipping just COVID vaccines

by Meredith CohnCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere are thousands of children across Maryland who not only haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19, but also lack protection from influenza and

Updated on: March 10,2024

Kids aren't skipping just COVID vaccines

by Meredith CohnCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere are thousands of children across Maryland who not only haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19, but also lack protection from influenza and

Updated on:March 10,2024

Study: Tic severity linked with social media use for teens during pandemic

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn increase in social media use among teens and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic may be linked to an increase in tic sev

Updated on: February 24,2024

Study: Tic severity linked with social media use for teens during pandemic

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn increase in social media use among teens and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic may be linked to an increase in tic sev

Updated on:February 24,2024

Emergency departments saw firearm injuries in children double during pandemic

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPediatric Emergency Department (ED) visits for firearm injuries doubled during the pandemic compared to ear

Updated on: March 11,2024

Emergency departments saw firearm injuries in children double during pandemic

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPediatric Emergency Department (ED) visits for firearm injuries doubled during the pandemic compared to ear

Updated on:March 11,2024

Child abuse evaluations in emergency departments drop during pandemic, but reason unclear

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPediatric Emergency Department (ED) encounters related to physical abuse decreased by 19 percent during the

Updated on: March 05,2024

Child abuse evaluations in emergency departments drop during pandemic, but reason unclear

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPediatric Emergency Department (ED) encounters related to physical abuse decreased by 19 percent during the

Updated on:March 05,2024

In-game purchases harm children, says new report

by Newcastle UniversityCredit: Newcastle UniversityChildren and young people are at risk of financial and emotional harm from in-game purchases, new research shows.In the report "Between Gam

Updated on: March 05,2024

In-game purchases harm children, says new report

by Newcastle UniversityCredit: Newcastle UniversityChildren and young people are at risk of financial and emotional harm from in-game purchases, new research shows.In the report "Between Gam

Updated on:March 05,2024

Calls for an increase of trauma-informed care for child medical procedures

Updated on: July 24,2025

Calls for an increase of trauma-informed care for child medical procedures

Updated on:July 24,2025

Exercise improves health markers in young female survivors of childhood trauma

by Experimental BiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research shows a progressive exercise training program mitigates some physiological and psychological effects of adverse childhood experienc

Updated on: February 27,2024

Exercise improves health markers in young female survivors of childhood trauma

by Experimental BiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research shows a progressive exercise training program mitigates some physiological and psychological effects of adverse childhood experienc

Updated on:February 27,2024

Study links specific outdoor air pollutants to asthma attacks in urban children

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesAir emissions at a manufacturing complex in Toronto, Canada. Credit: UN Photo/Kibae ParkModerate levels of two outdoor air pollutants,

Updated on: May 18,2024

Study links specific outdoor air pollutants to asthma attacks in urban children

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesAir emissions at a manufacturing complex in Toronto, Canada. Credit: UN Photo/Kibae ParkModerate levels of two outdoor air pollutants,

Updated on:May 18,2024

New report reveals industry-led initiative restricting products advertised to kids fails to protect them

by UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlthough recent revisions to the nutrition criteria used by the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiativ

Updated on: February 27,2024

New report reveals industry-led initiative restricting products advertised to kids fails to protect them

by UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlthough recent revisions to the nutrition criteria used by the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiativ

Updated on:February 27,2024

Health officials revise tool to track severe obesity in kids

by Jonel AlecciaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainU.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts.Updated growth

Updated on: June 11,2024

Health officials revise tool to track severe obesity in kids

by Jonel AlecciaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainU.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts.Updated growth

Updated on:June 11,2024

Improved accuracy of screening tools for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder may lead to faster diagnosis

by Research Society on AlcoholismCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new screening instrument has the potential to more accurately identify fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), reducing missed

Updated on: March 05,2024

Improved accuracy of screening tools for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder may lead to faster diagnosis

by Research Society on AlcoholismCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new screening instrument has the potential to more accurately identify fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), reducing missed

Updated on:March 05,2024