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UK rates of nearsightedness have increased significantly over time

UK rates of nearsightedness have increased significantly over time

by Public Library of ScienceFig 1. Frequency of myopia (all, childhood-onset and adult-onset), by year of birth as 5-year bands. Credit: Cumberland et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecomm

UK rates of nearsightedness have increased significantly over time

by Public Library of ScienceFig 1. Frequency of myopia (all, childhood-onset and adult-onset), by year of birth as 5-year bands. Credit: Cumberland et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecomm
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
Discussions should start earlier to increase pediatric organ donations, expert says

Discussions should start earlier to increase pediatric organ donations, expert says

by Neph Rivera,University of Texas at ArlingtonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbout 1,900 U.S. children are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. A University of Texas at Arlington expert

Discussions should start earlier to increase pediatric organ donations, expert says

by Neph Rivera,University of Texas at ArlingtonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbout 1,900 U.S. children are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. A University of Texas at Arlington expert
Millions of kids in US have inadequate health care coverage

Millions of kids in US have inadequate health care coverage

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainInadequate health coverage is a particular problem for commercially insured children, according to a

Millions of kids in US have inadequate health care coverage

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainInadequate health coverage is a particular problem for commercially insured children, according to a
Anxiety in children and adolescents could lead to young adult psychosis

Anxiety in children and adolescents could lead to young adult psychosis

by University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren and adolescents who show persistent high levels of anxiety are more likely to become psychotic in their early 20s, according to a new

Anxiety in children and adolescents could lead to young adult psychosis

by University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren and adolescents who show persistent high levels of anxiety are more likely to become psychotic in their early 20s, according to a new
Two-year follow up shows delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies' lives

Two-year follow up shows delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies' lives

by University of SydneyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe new research, led by the University of Sydney, is a two-year follow up of the Australian Placental Transfusion Study, the award-winnin

Two-year follow up shows delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies' lives

by University of SydneyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe new research, led by the University of Sydney, is a two-year follow up of the Australian Placental Transfusion Study, the award-winnin
Social media challenges pose dangers to even the most well-adjusted kids, experts say

Social media challenges pose dangers to even the most well-adjusted kids, experts say

by Theresa BraineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent FDA warning about the latest social media challenge to go viral has brought renewed focus on the dangerous trend that endangers impressionabl

Social media challenges pose dangers to even the most well-adjusted kids, experts say

by Theresa BraineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent FDA warning about the latest social media challenge to go viral has brought renewed focus on the dangerous trend that endangers impressionabl
'No space': German hospitals overwhelmed by sick kids

'No space': German hospitals overwhelmed by sick kids

Credit: CC0 Public DomainWhen Debora Zilz rushed her baby son Andreas to a Berlin hospital because of a serious respiratory illness, she got a shock."There was no space," she recalled. Medic

'No space': German hospitals overwhelmed by sick kids

Credit: CC0 Public DomainWhen Debora Zilz rushed her baby son Andreas to a Berlin hospital because of a serious respiratory illness, she got a shock."There was no space," she recalled. Medic
Decline in kids' ear infections linked to pneumococcal vaccine

Decline in kids' ear infections linked to pneumococcal vaccine

by Maureen Salamon, Healthday ReporterAmerican kids' ear infections dropped threefold over 10 years, compared to the 1980s, largely due to pneumococcal vaccines that protect against one type of ba

Decline in kids' ear infections linked to pneumococcal vaccine

by Maureen Salamon, Healthday ReporterAmerican kids' ear infections dropped threefold over 10 years, compared to the 1980s, largely due to pneumococcal vaccines that protect against one type of ba
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma

by British Medical JournalSARS-CoV-2 (shown here in an electron microscopy image). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHReluctance or refusal to get jabbed against CO

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma

by British Medical JournalSARS-CoV-2 (shown here in an electron microscopy image). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHReluctance or refusal to get jabbed against CO
When do babies sleep through the night?

When do babies sleep through the night?

by Kirstie GanobsikElation and exhaustion often go hand in hand when you're a parent to a baby.When sleep starts to seem like a fantasy, it's good to know that the experts say there is a time

When do babies sleep through the night?

by Kirstie GanobsikElation and exhaustion often go hand in hand when you're a parent to a baby.When sleep starts to seem like a fantasy, it's good to know that the experts say there is a time
Infants are vulnerable to chickenpox earlier than previously thought, study finds

Infants are vulnerable to chickenpox earlier than previously thought, study finds

by Ishani Nath,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainInfants are not protected against the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox, for several months before they are el

Infants are vulnerable to chickenpox earlier than previously thought, study finds

by Ishani Nath,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainInfants are not protected against the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox, for several months before they are el