School nurses may be crucial to reducing childhood obesity

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSchool nurses do much more than bandage scraped knees and take temperatures. A Rutgersstudy, published in the journalPediatric N

Updated on: May 22,2024

School nurses may be crucial to reducing childhood obesity

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSchool nurses do much more than bandage scraped knees and take temperatures. A Rutgersstudy, published in the journalPediatric N

Updated on:May 22,2024

Best practices ID'd for management of pediatric inguinal hernias

by Elana GotkineIssues related to the assessment and management of inguinal hernias in children are discussed in a clinical report published online June 26 inPediatrics.Faraz A. Khan, M.D., from

Updated on: June 01,2024

Best practices ID'd for management of pediatric inguinal hernias

by Elana GotkineIssues related to the assessment and management of inguinal hernias in children are discussed in a clinical report published online June 26 inPediatrics.Faraz A. Khan, M.D., from

Updated on:June 01,2024

Early childhood irritability and tantrums linked to future depression and self-harm

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren whose irritability does not reduce between three and seven years are at higher risk of depression and self-harm as teenagers, accordi

Updated on: February 29,2024

Early childhood irritability and tantrums linked to future depression and self-harm

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren whose irritability does not reduce between three and seven years are at higher risk of depression and self-harm as teenagers, accordi

Updated on:February 29,2024

Post-COVID-19 symptoms, conditions identified in U.S. children

Postinfection symptoms and conditions with elevated adjusted hazard ratios among children and adolescents with versus without COVID-19 are described in a report published in the Aug. 5 issue of the U.

Updated on: March 19,2024

Post-COVID-19 symptoms, conditions identified in U.S. children

Postinfection symptoms and conditions with elevated adjusted hazard ratios among children and adolescents with versus without COVID-19 are described in a report published in the Aug. 5 issue of the U.

Updated on:March 19,2024

Study shines light on 'low-value' vitamin D tests

by Melinda Ham,Macquarie UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoctors are ordering unnecessary, costly and invasive blood tests for children to detect vitamin D deficiency, when instead it

Updated on: May 07,2024

Study shines light on 'low-value' vitamin D tests

by Melinda Ham,Macquarie UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoctors are ordering unnecessary, costly and invasive blood tests for children to detect vitamin D deficiency, when instead it

Updated on:May 07,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: My child wants to be a vegetarian. Is that OK?

by Natalie D. MuthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren and adolescents who follow a vegetarian eating plan tend to consume more fruits and vegetables and less sweets, salty snacks, and saturated

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: My child wants to be a vegetarian. Is that OK?

by Natalie D. MuthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren and adolescents who follow a vegetarian eating plan tend to consume more fruits and vegetables and less sweets, salty snacks, and saturated

Updated on:June 05,2024

Helping transgender patients navigate health care

by Hannah Messinger,University of PennsylvaniaWhile those in health care strive to "do no harm," unfortunately, for many people, the care they receive in a clinic or hospital may be di

Updated on: March 05,2024

Helping transgender patients navigate health care

by Hannah Messinger,University of PennsylvaniaWhile those in health care strive to "do no harm," unfortunately, for many people, the care they receive in a clinic or hospital may be di

Updated on:March 05,2024

Study finds 41% of infant deaths associated with genetic diseases

by Rady Children's Institute for Genomic MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a study appearing today inJAMA Network Open, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM)

Updated on: May 08,2024

Study finds 41% of infant deaths associated with genetic diseases

by Rady Children's Institute for Genomic MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a study appearing today inJAMA Network Open, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM)

Updated on:May 08,2024

Research highlights holidays as a time for excessive weight gain in Aussie kids

by University of South AustraliaSchematic of data treatment to extrapolate the rates of change in fatness and fitness across Grade 4, Grade 5 and the holiday period. Credit:BMC Public Healt

Updated on: March 10,2024

Research highlights holidays as a time for excessive weight gain in Aussie kids

by University of South AustraliaSchematic of data treatment to extrapolate the rates of change in fatness and fitness across Grade 4, Grade 5 and the holiday period. Credit:BMC Public Healt

Updated on:March 10,2024

Study finds female babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia have slightly higher risk of death

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Johns Hopkins Children Center study using medical records from an international registry concludes that female babies with congenita

Updated on: May 11,2024

Study finds female babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia have slightly higher risk of death

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Johns Hopkins Children Center study using medical records from an international registry concludes that female babies with congenita

Updated on:May 11,2024

Increasing use of asset building programs could lead to increase in wealth for low income families

by Boston Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Boston Medical Center found that increasing the use of underutilized asset building programs could be part of the solut

Updated on: March 23,2024

Increasing use of asset building programs could lead to increase in wealth for low income families

by Boston Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Boston Medical Center found that increasing the use of underutilized asset building programs could be part of the solut

Updated on:March 23,2024

Want your child to eat more veggies? Talk to them about 'eating the rainbow'

by Emma Beckett,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainParents of young children today were raised during some of the most damaging periods of diet culture. From diet and "lite" food

Updated on: June 01,2024

Want your child to eat more veggies? Talk to them about 'eating the rainbow'

by Emma Beckett,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainParents of young children today were raised during some of the most damaging periods of diet culture. From diet and "lite" food

Updated on:June 01,2024