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Doctors answer your questions about RSV

Doctors answer your questions about RSV

by Cara MurezWhile a potential COVID winter surge and the impending flu season get a lot of attention, doctors are worried about another virus.This one is RSV—short forrespiratory syncytial viru

Doctors answer your questions about RSV

by Cara MurezWhile a potential COVID winter surge and the impending flu season get a lot of attention, doctors are worried about another virus.This one is RSV—short forrespiratory syncytial viru
Study suggest female teens with family history of mood disorder prone to weight gain

Study suggest female teens with family history of mood disorder prone to weight gain

by Elana GotkineFemale offspring of parents with mood disorders have increased z body mass index (BMI) compared with controls of unaffected parents starting at about 12 years of age, according to a st

Study suggest female teens with family history of mood disorder prone to weight gain

by Elana GotkineFemale offspring of parents with mood disorders have increased z body mass index (BMI) compared with controls of unaffected parents starting at about 12 years of age, according to a st
A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter—if they can get it in time

A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter—if they can get it in time

by Amelia Templeton, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainA RSV new therapy for infants, called nirsevimab, started shipping in September. By mid-October, demand for nir

A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter—if they can get it in time

by Amelia Templeton, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainA RSV new therapy for infants, called nirsevimab, started shipping in September. By mid-October, demand for nir
Article urges doctors to tell UK government to raise legal at-home drinking age from five years old

Article urges doctors to tell UK government to raise legal at-home drinking age from five years old

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren's doctors in the UK need to take a much stronger and more visible role in helping to ward off future alcohol problems by,

Article urges doctors to tell UK government to raise legal at-home drinking age from five years old

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren's doctors in the UK need to take a much stronger and more visible role in helping to ward off future alcohol problems by,
Health officials warn again about concerning upticks in newborn syphilis

Health officials warn again about concerning upticks in newborn syphilis

by Hanna Webster, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRising rates of syphilis and newborn syphilis are not letting up in Pennsylvania, said state and local health officials at a

Health officials warn again about concerning upticks in newborn syphilis

by Hanna Webster, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRising rates of syphilis and newborn syphilis are not letting up in Pennsylvania, said state and local health officials at a
Timing of childhood adversity is associated with unique epigenetic patterns in adolescents

Timing of childhood adversity is associated with unique epigenetic patterns in adolescents

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildhood adversity—circumstances that threaten a child's physical or psychological well-being—has long been associated with

Timing of childhood adversity is associated with unique epigenetic patterns in adolescents

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildhood adversity—circumstances that threaten a child's physical or psychological well-being—has long been associated with
Study finds more polyarticular JIA patients achieve clinical remission with combined conventional and biologic DMARDs

Study finds more polyarticular JIA patients achieve clinical remission with combined conventional and biologic DMARDs

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, demonstrat

Study finds more polyarticular JIA patients achieve clinical remission with combined conventional and biologic DMARDs

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, demonstrat
Exposure to high humidity and temperature in pregnancy could influence blood pressure changes in childhood

Exposure to high humidity and temperature in pregnancy could influence blood pressure changes in childhood

by University of BristolAssociation between prenatal urban environment and blood pressure trajectories from childhood to early adulthood. Credit: LongIToolsOutdoor humidity and temperature levels

Exposure to high humidity and temperature in pregnancy could influence blood pressure changes in childhood

by University of BristolAssociation between prenatal urban environment and blood pressure trajectories from childhood to early adulthood. Credit: LongIToolsOutdoor humidity and temperature levels
Study: Use of school mental health services rose just before the pandemic

Study: Use of school mental health services rose just before the pandemic

by Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMonths after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) declared a national emergency in child and mental health, Emory University researchers ha

Study: Use of school mental health services rose just before the pandemic

by Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMonths after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) declared a national emergency in child and mental health, Emory University researchers ha
Study: Preventing type 2 diabetes in young people is possible without medication

Study: Preventing type 2 diabetes in young people is possible without medication

by University of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTen minutes of physical activity a day or less screen time is all it takes to delay the onset of type 2 diabetes and slow its development

Study: Preventing type 2 diabetes in young people is possible without medication

by University of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTen minutes of physical activity a day or less screen time is all it takes to delay the onset of type 2 diabetes and slow its development
Study first to examine how early memory changes as we age at a cellular level

Study first to examine how early memory changes as we age at a cellular level

by The Hospital for Sick ChildrenA parvalbumin interneuron (blue) surrounded by the perineuronal net. Credit: The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)How do our brains become capable of creating

Study first to examine how early memory changes as we age at a cellular level

by The Hospital for Sick ChildrenA parvalbumin interneuron (blue) surrounded by the perineuronal net. Credit: The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)How do our brains become capable of creating
Study shows that parents' shared warmth benefits preschoolers living in poverty

Study shows that parents' shared warmth benefits preschoolers living in poverty

by Jared Wadley,University of MichiganAssociations between mothers' and fathers' shared responsiveness and individual residual variance predicting child prosocial behaviors, child behavi

Study shows that parents' shared warmth benefits preschoolers living in poverty

by Jared Wadley,University of MichiganAssociations between mothers' and fathers' shared responsiveness and individual residual variance predicting child prosocial behaviors, child behavi