Community-wide program to support teen parents serves as a model for engagement

by Children's National HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 500 adolescent mothers, caregivers and community members have benefited from a coordinated "collective impact&q

Updated on: March 23,2024

Community-wide program to support teen parents serves as a model for engagement

by Children's National HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 500 adolescent mothers, caregivers and community members have benefited from a coordinated "collective impact&q

Updated on:March 23,2024

Study reveals important associations between gut microbiome and eczema in infancy

by American Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study has revealed important associations between the gut microbiome and eczema in infancy and has established the basi

Updated on: March 08,2024

Study reveals important associations between gut microbiome and eczema in infancy

by American Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study has revealed important associations between the gut microbiome and eczema in infancy and has established the basi

Updated on:March 08,2024

Review finds deep disparities in childhood exposure to neurotoxins

by Allison Eatough,University of MarylandFrequencies of TENDR exemplar contaminants examined by the studies. Some studies are counted more than once if they examined multiple exemplar neurotoxic

Updated on: March 10,2024

Review finds deep disparities in childhood exposure to neurotoxins

by Allison Eatough,University of MarylandFrequencies of TENDR exemplar contaminants examined by the studies. Some studies are counted more than once if they examined multiple exemplar neurotoxic

Updated on:March 10,2024

Recognizing signs of mental health issues and eating disorders in children and adolescents

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has taken a major toll on the mental health of children and adolescents. The number of children and adolesc

Updated on: February 24,2024

Recognizing signs of mental health issues and eating disorders in children and adolescents

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has taken a major toll on the mental health of children and adolescents. The number of children and adolesc

Updated on:February 24,2024

Consumer health: Kids and swimming safety

by Laurel KellyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor many people, the hot summer days are often spent swimming at a lake or pool.But before you help your child suit up, it's important to consider s

Updated on: March 02,2024

Consumer health: Kids and swimming safety

by Laurel KellyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor many people, the hot summer days are often spent swimming at a lake or pool.But before you help your child suit up, it's important to consider s

Updated on:March 02,2024

Global prevalence of diabetic retinopathy about 7 percent in pediatric type 2 diabetes patients

by Elana GotkineThe prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is 6.99 percent in pediatric type 2 diabetes (T2D) and increases with time since diagnosis, according to a meta-analysis published online Ma

Updated on: June 26,2024

Global prevalence of diabetic retinopathy about 7 percent in pediatric type 2 diabetes patients

by Elana GotkineThe prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is 6.99 percent in pediatric type 2 diabetes (T2D) and increases with time since diagnosis, according to a meta-analysis published online Ma

Updated on:June 26,2024

Research shows how children learn emotion labels through parents' speech

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLearning about emotions is an important part of children's social and communicative development. Whether children

Updated on: May 19,2024

Research shows how children learn emotion labels through parents' speech

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLearning about emotions is an important part of children's social and communicative development. Whether children

Updated on:May 19,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: Do children really need all these vaccines?

by Dr. Whitney Casares, American Academy Of PediatricsCredit: CC0 Public DomainQ: I read a lot online about vaccines. Do kids really need so many shots?A: Childhood vaccination has been one of modern

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: Do children really need all these vaccines?

by Dr. Whitney Casares, American Academy Of PediatricsCredit: CC0 Public DomainQ: I read a lot online about vaccines. Do kids really need so many shots?A: Childhood vaccination has been one of modern

Updated on:June 05,2024

Study finds breastfeeding increased by 2 weeks when mothers stayed home during pandemic

by Jess Berthold,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainU.S. women breastfed their infants for two weeks longer when shelter-in-place directives were in effect f

Updated on: May 13,2024

Study finds breastfeeding increased by 2 weeks when mothers stayed home during pandemic

by Jess Berthold,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainU.S. women breastfed their infants for two weeks longer when shelter-in-place directives were in effect f

Updated on:May 13,2024

Parents underestimate teens' social media use during pandemic

by University of TorontoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents' and adolescents' estimates of adolescent screen use during the first year of the pandemic differed significantly, accord

Updated on: February 20,2024

Parents underestimate teens' social media use during pandemic

by University of TorontoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents' and adolescents' estimates of adolescent screen use during the first year of the pandemic differed significantly, accord

Updated on:February 20,2024

Expert discusses how social media harms youth mental health

by Peter Dizikes,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Professor Alexey Makarin, whose research was cited in a recent report by the U.S. surgeon general, discusses the relationship between so

Updated on: March 21,2024

Expert discusses how social media harms youth mental health

by Peter Dizikes,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Professor Alexey Makarin, whose research was cited in a recent report by the U.S. surgeon general, discusses the relationship between so

Updated on:March 21,2024

Smart pacifier developed to monitor infant health in the hospital

by Washington State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA wireless, bioelectronic pacifier could eliminate the need for invasive, twice-daily blood draws to monitor babies' electrolytes in New

Updated on: March 23,2024

Smart pacifier developed to monitor infant health in the hospital

by Washington State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA wireless, bioelectronic pacifier could eliminate the need for invasive, twice-daily blood draws to monitor babies' electrolytes in New

Updated on:March 23,2024