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As legal pot grows, more kids sickened by edibles at home

As legal pot grows, more kids sickened by edibles at home

by Jonel AlecciaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five years as pot became legal in more pl

As legal pot grows, more kids sickened by edibles at home

by Jonel AlecciaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five years as pot became legal in more pl
High, low BMI tied to higher medical expenditures in children

High, low BMI tied to higher medical expenditures in children

by Lori SolomonMedical expenditures for privately insured children, including out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures, are higher for all body mass index (BMI) categories other than healthy weight, according

High, low BMI tied to higher medical expenditures in children

by Lori SolomonMedical expenditures for privately insured children, including out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures, are higher for all body mass index (BMI) categories other than healthy weight, according
Vibrating crib mattress beneficial for newborns with prenatal opioid exposure

Vibrating crib mattress beneficial for newborns with prenatal opioid exposure

by Elana GotkineFor newborns with prenatal opioid exposure (POE), use of a vibrating crib mattress was associated with a reduction in administration of morphine treatment (AMT), according to a study p

Vibrating crib mattress beneficial for newborns with prenatal opioid exposure

by Elana GotkineFor newborns with prenatal opioid exposure (POE), use of a vibrating crib mattress was associated with a reduction in administration of morphine treatment (AMT), according to a study p
One-third of hospitalized Hawaiʻi youth are obese

One-third of hospitalized Hawaiʻi youth are obese

by University of Hawaii at ManoaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne in three hospitalized youth in Hawaiʻi had obesity, underscoring the need for greater attention to obesity in the inpatient s

One-third of hospitalized Hawaiʻi youth are obese

by University of Hawaii at ManoaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne in three hospitalized youth in Hawaiʻi had obesity, underscoring the need for greater attention to obesity in the inpatient s
Visual object categorization in infancy

Visual object categorization in infancy

by CNRSCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople give meaning to the world through the categorisation of objects. When and how does this process begin? By studying the gaze of 100 infants, scientis

Visual object categorization in infancy

by CNRSCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople give meaning to the world through the categorisation of objects. When and how does this process begin? By studying the gaze of 100 infants, scientis
COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids: study

COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids: study

by Lindsey TannerMedical personnel vaccinate students at a school in New Orleans on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. U.S. data suggests it is unlikely that COVID-19 vaccines might trigger a rare inflammatory c

COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids: study

by Lindsey TannerMedical personnel vaccinate students at a school in New Orleans on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. U.S. data suggests it is unlikely that COVID-19 vaccines might trigger a rare inflammatory c
Researchers uncover cellular signature to detect pediatric sleep apnea

Researchers uncover cellular signature to detect pediatric sleep apnea

by University of MissouriCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) changes the profiles of

Researchers uncover cellular signature to detect pediatric sleep apnea

by University of MissouriCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) changes the profiles of
Boosting kids' health literacy

Boosting kids' health literacy

by DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOctober is National Health Literacy Month. Health literacy refers to the ability of people to find, understand, and use info

Boosting kids' health literacy

by DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOctober is National Health Literacy Month. Health literacy refers to the ability of people to find, understand, and use info
Firearms now the top cause of death among children and adolescents, data analysis shows

Firearms now the top cause of death among children and adolescents, data analysis shows

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFirearms have surpassed motor vehicles as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States, according to ne

Firearms now the top cause of death among children and adolescents, data analysis shows

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFirearms have surpassed motor vehicles as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States, according to ne
Providing a potential treatment option to infants where there is none

Providing a potential treatment option to infants where there is none

by Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA little over 1% of babies born in the U.S. in 2020 fell under the category of very low birthweight, meaning they weighed less than

Providing a potential treatment option to infants where there is none

by Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA little over 1% of babies born in the U.S. in 2020 fell under the category of very low birthweight, meaning they weighed less than
New clinical RNA sequencing platform may improve rare disease diagnostics in pediatrics

New clinical RNA sequencing platform may improve rare disease diagnostics in pediatrics

by The Hospital for Sick ChildrenDr. Kyoko Yuki and Dr. Lianna Kyriakopoulou are moving the needle on precision diagnostics for rare diseases through a new clinical RNA sequencing platform at SickKids

New clinical RNA sequencing platform may improve rare disease diagnostics in pediatrics

by The Hospital for Sick ChildrenDr. Kyoko Yuki and Dr. Lianna Kyriakopoulou are moving the needle on precision diagnostics for rare diseases through a new clinical RNA sequencing platform at SickKids
School closures impaired reading for disadvantaged children

School closures impaired reading for disadvantaged children

by Lauren Perry,Yale UniversityLongitudinal development of passage comprehension for the intervention and comparison students (summer periods represented by shaded areas). Note: The black line r

School closures impaired reading for disadvantaged children

by Lauren Perry,Yale UniversityLongitudinal development of passage comprehension for the intervention and comparison students (summer periods represented by shaded areas). Note: The black line r