Adolescents who use smartphones for more than three hours a day found to suffer more from back pain

by FAPESPCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThanks to the popularization of smartphones and tablets, and the multiplication of video channels, computer games and educational apps, children and adol

Updated on: May 11,2024

Adolescents who use smartphones for more than three hours a day found to suffer more from back pain

by FAPESPCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThanks to the popularization of smartphones and tablets, and the multiplication of video channels, computer games and educational apps, children and adol

Updated on:May 11,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: What vaccines do tweens, teens and young adults need?

by Rebekah FentonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainStarting at about age 7 through age 18, children and teens need a number of important vaccines to protect them.The vaccines that are recommended for

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: What vaccines do tweens, teens and young adults need?

by Rebekah FentonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainStarting at about age 7 through age 18, children and teens need a number of important vaccines to protect them.The vaccines that are recommended for

Updated on:June 05,2024

Virtual family-centered rounds help parents support their child's care

by Josh Baxt,UC DavisUC Davis neonatologist Kristin Hoffman at a patient’s bedside. Credit:Telemedicine and e-Health(2024). DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2024.0176In a new study, researchers at U

Updated on: October 09,2024

Virtual family-centered rounds help parents support their child's care

by Josh Baxt,UC DavisUC Davis neonatologist Kristin Hoffman at a patient’s bedside. Credit:Telemedicine and e-Health(2024). DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2024.0176In a new study, researchers at U

Updated on:October 09,2024

New work examines importance of early life factors in pubertal development

by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a nationwide multi-cohort study, new work led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examined the importance of early

Updated on: February 22,2024

New work examines importance of early life factors in pubertal development

by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a nationwide multi-cohort study, new work led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examined the importance of early

Updated on:February 22,2024

Reducing oxygen levels for children in intensive care could save lives, finds UK study

by University College LondonDistribution of SpO2and FiO2according to oxygenation target groupBaseline and subsequently median and IQR SpO2(panels A, C) and FiO2(panels E,

Updated on: April 13,2024

Reducing oxygen levels for children in intensive care could save lives, finds UK study

by University College LondonDistribution of SpO2and FiO2according to oxygenation target groupBaseline and subsequently median and IQR SpO2(panels A, C) and FiO2(panels E,

Updated on:April 13,2024

Practicing mindfulness with an app may improve children's mental health

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany studies have found that practicing mindfulness—defined as cultivating an open-minded attention to the p

Updated on: April 10,2024

Practicing mindfulness with an app may improve children's mental health

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany studies have found that practicing mindfulness—defined as cultivating an open-minded attention to the p

Updated on:April 10,2024

Feeding young kids on a budget? Parents say the mental load is crushing

by Kimberley Baxter and Rebecca Byrne,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFeeding babies and toddlers can be challenging at the best of times. But when families can't afford eno

Updated on: March 27,2024

Feeding young kids on a budget? Parents say the mental load is crushing

by Kimberley Baxter and Rebecca Byrne,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFeeding babies and toddlers can be challenging at the best of times. But when families can't afford eno

Updated on:March 27,2024

Screen time linked to autism spectrum disorder in boys

(HealthDay)—Screen time is significantly associated with autism spectrum disorder among boys at age 3 years, according to a study published online Jan. 31 inJAMA Pediatrics.Megumi Kushima, from

Updated on: February 22,2024

Screen time linked to autism spectrum disorder in boys

(HealthDay)—Screen time is significantly associated with autism spectrum disorder among boys at age 3 years, according to a study published online Jan. 31 inJAMA Pediatrics.Megumi Kushima, from

Updated on:February 22,2024

The American College of Rheumatology releases two updated guidelines for treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released two updated guideline papers for the treatment and management of Juvenile

Updated on: February 24,2024

The American College of Rheumatology releases two updated guidelines for treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released two updated guideline papers for the treatment and management of Juvenile

Updated on:February 24,2024

Nirsevimab protects infants against RSV-linked hospitalization

by Elana GotkineNirsevimab is efficacious for preventing hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated lower respiratory tract infection among infants, according to a study publishe

Updated on: February 29,2024

Nirsevimab protects infants against RSV-linked hospitalization

by Elana GotkineNirsevimab is efficacious for preventing hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated lower respiratory tract infection among infants, according to a study publishe

Updated on:February 29,2024

Three-fold rise in babies born at 22 weeks given respiratory life support in England and Wales after guidelines change

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of very premature babies (22 weeks) given respiratory life support (survival-focused care) and/or admitted to neonatal units in Engla

Updated on: March 25,2024

Three-fold rise in babies born at 22 weeks given respiratory life support in England and Wales after guidelines change

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of very premature babies (22 weeks) given respiratory life support (survival-focused care) and/or admitted to neonatal units in Engla

Updated on:March 25,2024

New approaches to treat the consequences of birth asphyxia

by Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)Individual box plots of percentage of brain area loss for experimental treatments and the pooled HI/saline group. In red is the data

Updated on: March 23,2024

New approaches to treat the consequences of birth asphyxia

by Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)Individual box plots of percentage of brain area loss for experimental treatments and the pooled HI/saline group. In red is the data

Updated on:March 23,2024