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Can GPs help lift flagging COVID-19 vaccination rates in Australian kids?

Can GPs help lift flagging COVID-19 vaccination rates in Australian kids?

by Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Australia has been fast, with vaccination rates for younger children initially mirroring that of a

Can GPs help lift flagging COVID-19 vaccination rates in Australian kids?

by Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Australia has been fast, with vaccination rates for younger children initially mirroring that of a
A larger dose of vitamin D may decrease psychiatric symptoms at school age

A larger dose of vitamin D may decrease psychiatric symptoms at school age

by Tampere UniversityCredit: Nicolas Solerieu on UnsplashIt is estimated that every eighth child suffers from a mental health disorder. Several predictors of children's mental problems have been i

A larger dose of vitamin D may decrease psychiatric symptoms at school age

by Tampere UniversityCredit: Nicolas Solerieu on UnsplashIt is estimated that every eighth child suffers from a mental health disorder. Several predictors of children's mental problems have been i
Study: Treatment minimizes infants' opioid-related brain abnormalities

Study: Treatment minimizes infants' opioid-related brain abnormalities

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreating pregnant women with opioid use disorder can help minimize opioid-related brain abnormalities in their newborns.Led by scien

Study: Treatment minimizes infants' opioid-related brain abnormalities

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreating pregnant women with opioid use disorder can help minimize opioid-related brain abnormalities in their newborns.Led by scien
Smoking throughout pregnancy is tied to five-fold-plus risk of sudden unexpected infant death

Smoking throughout pregnancy is tied to five-fold-plus risk of sudden unexpected infant death

by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Rutgers University analysis of infants born to non-Hispanic Black and white mothers in the United States has found infan

Smoking throughout pregnancy is tied to five-fold-plus risk of sudden unexpected infant death

by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Rutgers University analysis of infants born to non-Hispanic Black and white mothers in the United States has found infan
More youth seeking care for eating disorders during pandemic

More youth seeking care for eating disorders during pandemic

There was a significant increase in adolescents and young adults seeking inpatient and outpatient care for eating disorders after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published onl

More youth seeking care for eating disorders during pandemic

There was a significant increase in adolescents and young adults seeking inpatient and outpatient care for eating disorders after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published onl
Children's mental health visits to emergency departments increased during COVID-19 pandemic

Children's mental health visits to emergency departments increased during COVID-19 pandemic

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the Chicago area, pediatric mental health Emergency Department (ED) visits increased 27 percent

Children's mental health visits to emergency departments increased during COVID-19 pandemic

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the Chicago area, pediatric mental health Emergency Department (ED) visits increased 27 percent
Antipsychotics are increasingly being prescribed to children. Here's why we should be concerned

Antipsychotics are increasingly being prescribed to children. Here's why we should be concerned

by Matthias Pierce and Kathryn Abel,The ConversationPercentage of children prescribed antipsychotics, per year 2000 to 2019.Anincreasing numberof young people in the U.K. are being r

Antipsychotics are increasingly being prescribed to children. Here's why we should be concerned

by Matthias Pierce and Kathryn Abel,The ConversationPercentage of children prescribed antipsychotics, per year 2000 to 2019.Anincreasing numberof young people in the U.K. are being r
Researchers identify unique biomarker patterns identifying MIS-C and severe COVID in children

Researchers identify unique biomarker patterns identifying MIS-C and severe COVID in children

by Children's National HospitalGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101034Using powerful sequencing technology, researchers have identi

Researchers identify unique biomarker patterns identifying MIS-C and severe COVID in children

by Children's National HospitalGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101034Using powerful sequencing technology, researchers have identi
Low-income charter school graduates had lower rates of problematic substance use as young adults, research suggests

Low-income charter school graduates had lower rates of problematic substance use as young adults, research suggests

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn 8-year study of nearly 1300 low-income adolescents in Los Angeles found that students who attended high performing charter high

Low-income charter school graduates had lower rates of problematic substance use as young adults, research suggests

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn 8-year study of nearly 1300 low-income adolescents in Los Angeles found that students who attended high performing charter high
Pre-term and low birthweight newborns found to have fewer fractures in childhood than others

Pre-term and low birthweight newborns found to have fewer fractures in childhood than others

by University of Eastern FinlandCumulative fracture incidence up to 5 years of age stratified by preterm subclasses. Follow-up ends to first fracture, death, fifth birthday, or the common study e

Pre-term and low birthweight newborns found to have fewer fractures in childhood than others

by University of Eastern FinlandCumulative fracture incidence up to 5 years of age stratified by preterm subclasses. Follow-up ends to first fracture, death, fifth birthday, or the common study e
Newborns' brains already organized into functional networks

Newborns' brains already organized into functional networks

by Jeff Grabmeier,The Ohio State UniversityOverview of Analyses. a. We split neonate data into two randomly defined groups (training and test sets) and calculated voxel-to-voxel functional conne

Newborns' brains already organized into functional networks

by Jeff Grabmeier,The Ohio State UniversityOverview of Analyses. a. We split neonate data into two randomly defined groups (training and test sets) and calculated voxel-to-voxel functional conne
Experts sound alarm over baby tongue surgery

Experts sound alarm over baby tongue surgery

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLea had no problems breastfeeding her newborn son when she took him to see an osteopath in Paris, who nonetheless recommended surgery to cut a "too thick" st

Experts sound alarm over baby tongue surgery

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLea had no problems breastfeeding her newborn son when she took him to see an osteopath in Paris, who nonetheless recommended surgery to cut a "too thick" st