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Program aims to get lifesaving drugs to kids with cancer in poorer countries

Program aims to get lifesaving drugs to kids with cancer in poorer countries

(HealthDay)—A new program to boost the supply of cancer medicines for children in low- and middle-income countries has been announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) and St. Jude Children's

Program aims to get lifesaving drugs to kids with cancer in poorer countries

(HealthDay)—A new program to boost the supply of cancer medicines for children in low- and middle-income countries has been announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) and St. Jude Children's
Outpatient management of patients with post-prematurity respiratory disease

Outpatient management of patients with post-prematurity respiratory disease

by American Thoracic SocietyNew American Thoracic Society Guideline on PPRD. Credit: ATSNew recommendations are available to help guide physicians who must determine when and how to treat infants

Outpatient management of patients with post-prematurity respiratory disease

by American Thoracic SocietyNew American Thoracic Society Guideline on PPRD. Credit: ATSNew recommendations are available to help guide physicians who must determine when and how to treat infants
Amid a national mental health crisis for kids, here's how parents can help

Amid a national mental health crisis for kids, here's how parents can help

by Michael Merschel, American Heart Association NewsSchool closures. Family strains. Isolated and quarantined friends. Even when young people haven't directly experienced COVID-19, the pandemic ha

Amid a national mental health crisis for kids, here's how parents can help

by Michael Merschel, American Heart Association NewsSchool closures. Family strains. Isolated and quarantined friends. Even when young people haven't directly experienced COVID-19, the pandemic ha
AI performs well in identifying infantile epileptic spasms

AI performs well in identifying infantile epileptic spasms

by Lori SolomonDeep learning analysis can be used to detect epileptic spasms (ES) from smartphone home videos of young children, according to a study presented at theannual meetingof the A

AI performs well in identifying infantile epileptic spasms

by Lori SolomonDeep learning analysis can be used to detect epileptic spasms (ES) from smartphone home videos of young children, according to a study presented at theannual meetingof the A
Calls for resilience training, more extra-curricular activities in schools to help prevent mental health disorders

Calls for resilience training, more extra-curricular activities in schools to help prevent mental health disorders

by Murdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinicians are calling for coping and social skills training and more extra-curricular activities in schools to help

Calls for resilience training, more extra-curricular activities in schools to help prevent mental health disorders

by Murdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinicians are calling for coping and social skills training and more extra-curricular activities in schools to help
Study shows less parent-child interaction during COVID-19

Study shows less parent-child interaction during COVID-19

by Vanessa Villafuerte,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChild care challenges and financial stresses during the pandemic may have greatly diminished opportun

Study shows less parent-child interaction during COVID-19

by Vanessa Villafuerte,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChild care challenges and financial stresses during the pandemic may have greatly diminished opportun
Weight loss drug liraglutide is safe and effective in children under 12, study finds

Weight loss drug liraglutide is safe and effective in children under 12, study finds

byDiabetologiaCredit: Lukas from PexelsThe obesity medication liraglutide is safe and effective in children aged 6 to <12 years, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the Euro

Weight loss drug liraglutide is safe and effective in children under 12, study finds

byDiabetologiaCredit: Lukas from PexelsThe obesity medication liraglutide is safe and effective in children aged 6 to <12 years, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the Euro
Helping transgender patients navigate health care

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

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
New study may help explain why infants are less affected by COVID than adults

New study may help explain why infants are less affected by COVID than adults

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs any parent knows, infants are prone to getting respiratory infections. But a new study shows that the infant immune

New study may help explain why infants are less affected by COVID than adults

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs any parent knows, infants are prone to getting respiratory infections. But a new study shows that the infant immune
Cycle safe: Find the right bike helmet for your child

Cycle safe: Find the right bike helmet for your child

Wearing a bike helmet can save the life of your young child or teenager, but it needs to fit well to really do its job.A well-fitting bike helmet significantly reduces the odds of serioushead&nb

Cycle safe: Find the right bike helmet for your child

Wearing a bike helmet can save the life of your young child or teenager, but it needs to fit well to really do its job.A well-fitting bike helmet significantly reduces the odds of serioushead&nb
How human brain functional networks emerge and develop during the birth transition

How human brain functional networks emerge and develop during the birth transition

byPublic Library of ScienceResearchers utilize a large functional magnetic resonance imaging dataset to model developmental trajectories of brain functional networks spanning 25 to 55 weeks of p

How human brain functional networks emerge and develop during the birth transition

byPublic Library of ScienceResearchers utilize a large functional magnetic resonance imaging dataset to model developmental trajectories of brain functional networks spanning 25 to 55 weeks of p
Child sexual abuse: What the data tells us about perpetrators and victims

Child sexual abuse: What the data tells us about perpetrators and victims

by Susanna Alyce and Danny Taggart,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe government hasannounced plansto make it a crime not to report child abuse. As part of this, the prime

Child sexual abuse: What the data tells us about perpetrators and victims

by Susanna Alyce and Danny Taggart,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe government hasannounced plansto make it a crime not to report child abuse. As part of this, the prime