Why is the 100-year-old BCG vaccine so broadly protective in newborns?

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe century-old Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis is one of the world's oldest and most widely use

Updated on: February 29,2024 17

Why is the 100-year-old BCG vaccine so broadly protective in newborns?

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe century-old Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis is one of the world's oldest and most widely use

Updated on:February 29,2024 17

Researchers find unsafe feeding methods spiked during infant formula shortage

by Amy Quinton,UC DavisInfant Feeding Practices Before and During the Infant Formula Shortage. MOM = mother’s own milk; BDM = banked donor milk; BM = breast milk; IF = infant formula. **p < 0

Updated on: May 05,2024 15

Researchers find unsafe feeding methods spiked during infant formula shortage

by Amy Quinton,UC DavisInfant Feeding Practices Before and During the Infant Formula Shortage. MOM = mother’s own milk; BDM = banked donor milk; BM = breast milk; IF = infant formula. **p < 0

Updated on:May 05,2024 15

COVID pandemic created immunization gaps in Africa. More than a half-million children are at risk

by Edina Amponsah-Dacosta,The ConversationCredit: Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsThe COVID pandemic exposed the fault lines in health systems and national routine immunization programs around the wo

Updated on: March 19,2024 14

COVID pandemic created immunization gaps in Africa. More than a half-million children are at risk

by Edina Amponsah-Dacosta,The ConversationCredit: Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsThe COVID pandemic exposed the fault lines in health systems and national routine immunization programs around the wo

Updated on:March 19,2024 14

Syphilis cases in US newborns skyrocketed in 2022. Health officials suggest more testing

by MIKE STOBBE and KENYA HUNTERThis image provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, shows counties, shaded in teal, where federal officials suggest offe

Updated on: March 19,2024 17

Syphilis cases in US newborns skyrocketed in 2022. Health officials suggest more testing

by MIKE STOBBE and KENYA HUNTERThis image provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, shows counties, shaded in teal, where federal officials suggest offe

Updated on:March 19,2024 17

What parents need to know about kids and COVID-19

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlready weary from two years of navigating parenthood during a pandemic, parents are facing a new stress: What to think about surg

Updated on: February 21,2024 12

What parents need to know about kids and COVID-19

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlready weary from two years of navigating parenthood during a pandemic, parents are facing a new stress: What to think about surg

Updated on:February 21,2024 12

When mom talks, are infants with ASD listening?

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMotherese is a form of simplified, exaggerated melodic speech that parents use to communicate with newborns and young toddl

Updated on: February 20,2024 13

When mom talks, are infants with ASD listening?

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMotherese is a form of simplified, exaggerated melodic speech that parents use to communicate with newborns and young toddl

Updated on:February 20,2024 13

New study finds common autism screening tool is effective but has limitations

by UC Davis MIND InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers and others finds that an autism screening tool used widely in the U.S. and around the worl

Updated on: May 29,2024 7

New study finds common autism screening tool is effective but has limitations

by UC Davis MIND InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers and others finds that an autism screening tool used widely in the U.S. and around the worl

Updated on:May 29,2024 7

Why instant noodles are a danger to your kids

by Cara MurezRamen danger: A steaming cup of instant noodles is a big cause of scald injuries in children, researchers report.A new study that examined pediatric admissions at University of Chicago Me

Updated on: June 11,2024 5

Why instant noodles are a danger to your kids

by Cara MurezRamen danger: A steaming cup of instant noodles is a big cause of scald injuries in children, researchers report.A new study that examined pediatric admissions at University of Chicago Me

Updated on:June 11,2024 5

Curbing football drills could make high school football safer

by Steven ReinbergTackling drills are typically a staple of high school football practices, but new research suggests dropping them from training might cut the risk of head hits.Using mouth guards wit

Updated on: June 01,2024 7

Curbing football drills could make high school football safer

by Steven ReinbergTackling drills are typically a staple of high school football practices, but new research suggests dropping them from training might cut the risk of head hits.Using mouth guards wit

Updated on:June 01,2024 7

Infants who die unexpectedly in the first week might have different risk factors than those who die in the first month

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile a sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) is rare in the first month of life, a new Rutgers study has found that those occurring in the

Updated on: April 01,2024 12

Infants who die unexpectedly in the first week might have different risk factors than those who die in the first month

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile a sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) is rare in the first month of life, a new Rutgers study has found that those occurring in the

Updated on:April 01,2024 12

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Restless legs syndrome in children

by Cynthia WeissCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My child moves around a lot at bedtime and has trouble falling asleep. She describes "bugs" on her legs. As someone who was diagnos

Updated on: February 21,2024 12

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Restless legs syndrome in children

by Cynthia WeissCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My child moves around a lot at bedtime and has trouble falling asleep. She describes "bugs" on her legs. As someone who was diagnos

Updated on:February 21,2024 12

A common medication could save half a million children with diarrhea each year: Why is it underprescribed?

by Nina Raffio,University of Southern CaliforniaProvider perceptions that patients do not want ORS are the most important barrier to ORS prescribing. The figure shows that if all patients showed

Updated on: March 07,2024 6

A common medication could save half a million children with diarrhea each year: Why is it underprescribed?

by Nina Raffio,University of Southern CaliforniaProvider perceptions that patients do not want ORS are the most important barrier to ORS prescribing. The figure shows that if all patients showed

Updated on:March 07,2024 6