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

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

Why term-time holidays can be a lifeline for children and young people with attachment needs

by Sarah Wall,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe holidays are over, and children are back in school—apart from the ones going on a term-time vacation.The combination of the cos

Updated on: June 08,2024

Why term-time holidays can be a lifeline for children and young people with attachment needs

by Sarah Wall,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe holidays are over, and children are back in school—apart from the ones going on a term-time vacation.The combination of the cos

Updated on:June 08,2024

Prolonged intimate partner violence can put children at risk

by University of QueenslandMean externalizing (a) and internalizing (b) scores for boys and girls, by timing of IPV exposure across the early life course (N = 3,697). Note. IPV = intimate partner

Updated on: March 23,2024

Prolonged intimate partner violence can put children at risk

by University of QueenslandMean externalizing (a) and internalizing (b) scores for boys and girls, by timing of IPV exposure across the early life course (N = 3,697). Note. IPV = intimate partner

Updated on:March 23,2024

Symptoms of PTSD facilitate substance use as a coping method among children after a natural disaster, finds study

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a survey-based study of 3rd to 12th grade students in Puerto Rico after 2017's Hurricane Maria, certain symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder

Updated on: February 29,2024

Symptoms of PTSD facilitate substance use as a coping method among children after a natural disaster, finds study

by WileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a survey-based study of 3rd to 12th grade students in Puerto Rico after 2017's Hurricane Maria, certain symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder

Updated on:February 29,2024

Climate change could reshape pathogen profile of diarrheal disease

by Rachel Fritts, EosBacteria-caused diarrhea in children and adults could become more dominant as warm, wet places get even warmer and wetter because of climate change, whereas rotavirus might become

Updated on: February 21,2024

Climate change could reshape pathogen profile of diarrheal disease

by Rachel Fritts, EosBacteria-caused diarrhea in children and adults could become more dominant as warm, wet places get even warmer and wetter because of climate change, whereas rotavirus might become

Updated on:February 21,2024

Risks discussed for alternative peripartum, neonatal practices

(HealthDay)—The risks associated with emerging alternative peripartum and neonatal practices are discussed in a report published online Jan. 24 inPediatrics.Dawn Nolt, M.D., M.P.H., from the Ore

Updated on: February 21,2024

Risks discussed for alternative peripartum, neonatal practices

(HealthDay)—The risks associated with emerging alternative peripartum and neonatal practices are discussed in a report published online Jan. 24 inPediatrics.Dawn Nolt, M.D., M.P.H., from the Ore

Updated on:February 21,2024

For new mothers, feeling low in social status poses risk to health

by American Psychological AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to the link between socioeconomic status and health, perception can be as important as reality. A study publish

Updated on: February 21,2024

For new mothers, feeling low in social status poses risk to health

by American Psychological AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to the link between socioeconomic status and health, perception can be as important as reality. A study publish

Updated on:February 21,2024

Rates of handgun carriage rise among US adolescents, particularly White, rural, and higher income teens, new study finds

by Boston CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHandgun carrying increased significantly among rural, White and higher-income adolescents from 2002 to 2019, ominously escalating the risk of fir

Updated on: February 29,2024

Rates of handgun carriage rise among US adolescents, particularly White, rural, and higher income teens, new study finds

by Boston CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHandgun carrying increased significantly among rural, White and higher-income adolescents from 2002 to 2019, ominously escalating the risk of fir

Updated on:February 29,2024

Links between parental exposure to pesticides, childhood cancer explored

Maternal or paternal exposure to pesticides does not appear to be associated with increased risks for childhood cancer, according to a study published online July 6 inEnvironmental Research.Mari

Updated on: May 07,2024

Links between parental exposure to pesticides, childhood cancer explored

Maternal or paternal exposure to pesticides does not appear to be associated with increased risks for childhood cancer, according to a study published online July 6 inEnvironmental Research.Mari

Updated on:May 07,2024

Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function

by Barcelona Institute for Global HealthGraphical abstract. Credit:Environmental Pollution(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119833A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global He

Updated on: May 20,2024

Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function

by Barcelona Institute for Global HealthGraphical abstract. Credit:Environmental Pollution(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119833A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global He

Updated on:May 20,2024

New guidelines recommend screening children 8 to 18 for anxiety disorders

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiCredit: UnsplashAccording to the CDC, 9.4% of children and adolescents had an anxiety disorder in 2019. Up to one in five youth aged 18 or younger will ex

Updated on: March 10,2024

New guidelines recommend screening children 8 to 18 for anxiety disorders

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiCredit: UnsplashAccording to the CDC, 9.4% of children and adolescents had an anxiety disorder in 2019. Up to one in five youth aged 18 or younger will ex

Updated on:March 10,2024

Improvements in social, educational and economic-related characteristics of communities may reduce asthma

by Children's National HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAsthma is one of the most common, chronic pediatric diseases in the United States, complicated by persistent disparities in car

Updated on: March 10,2024

Improvements in social, educational and economic-related characteristics of communities may reduce asthma

by Children's National HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAsthma is one of the most common, chronic pediatric diseases in the United States, complicated by persistent disparities in car

Updated on:March 10,2024