'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

Updated on: March 14,2024

'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

Updated on:March 14,2024

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

Foster family placement leads to sustained cognitive gains after severe early deprivation

by Jenna Somers,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMillions of children worldwide are under legal guardianship of the state, often due to abuse, neglect, parental death or oth

Updated on: March 26,2024

Foster family placement leads to sustained cognitive gains after severe early deprivation

by Jenna Somers,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMillions of children worldwide are under legal guardianship of the state, often due to abuse, neglect, parental death or oth

Updated on:March 26,2024

Study links both pre and post-term birth to motor impairment in children

by Nottingham Trent UniversityAssociation Between Gestational Age and Risk of Suspected Developmental Coordination Disorder in Preschoolers When Adjusting for Child, Family Characteristic, and Ma

Updated on: February 20,2024

Study links both pre and post-term birth to motor impairment in children

by Nottingham Trent UniversityAssociation Between Gestational Age and Risk of Suspected Developmental Coordination Disorder in Preschoolers When Adjusting for Child, Family Characteristic, and Ma

Updated on:February 20,2024

Immune boosting benefits of tuberculosis vaccine seen in infants more than a year after vaccination

by Murdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe immune boosting benefits of a tuberculosis vaccine can be seen in infants more than one year after vaccination, ac

Updated on: March 05,2024

Immune boosting benefits of tuberculosis vaccine seen in infants more than a year after vaccination

by Murdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe immune boosting benefits of a tuberculosis vaccine can be seen in infants more than one year after vaccination, ac

Updated on:March 05,2024

COVID vaccine for kids under 5: What to know

by Beata Mostafavi,University of MichiganCredit: Justine Ross, Michigan MedicineElizabeth Lloyd, M.D., has been closely tracking news about COVID-19 vaccines for children under five. Not only as

Updated on: March 14,2024

COVID vaccine for kids under 5: What to know

by Beata Mostafavi,University of MichiganCredit: Justine Ross, Michigan MedicineElizabeth Lloyd, M.D., has been closely tracking news about COVID-19 vaccines for children under five. Not only as

Updated on:March 14,2024

Exposure to aid early in life reduces the risk of chronic malnutrition: Study

byUniversity of GothenburgCredit:World Development(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106689Children who are exposed to aid at an early age are at a lower risk of suffering from chr

Updated on: September 02,2024

Exposure to aid early in life reduces the risk of chronic malnutrition: Study

byUniversity of GothenburgCredit:World Development(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106689Children who are exposed to aid at an early age are at a lower risk of suffering from chr

Updated on:September 02,2024

Copy-cat? Youth with few friends conform to stay in a friend's 'good graces'

by Florida Atlantic UniversityThe study revealed that the total number of friends that a child has is not the issue. What matters is whether or not the child has fewer friends than the partner. C

Updated on: June 25,2024

Copy-cat? Youth with few friends conform to stay in a friend's 'good graces'

by Florida Atlantic UniversityThe study revealed that the total number of friends that a child has is not the issue. What matters is whether or not the child has fewer friends than the partner. C

Updated on:June 25,2024

Guidelines issued for managing critically ill pediatric patients

(HealthDay)—In 2022 clinical practice guidelines issued by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and published in the February issue ofPediatric Critical Care Medicine, recommendations are prese

Updated on: February 22,2024

Guidelines issued for managing critically ill pediatric patients

(HealthDay)—In 2022 clinical practice guidelines issued by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and published in the February issue ofPediatric Critical Care Medicine, recommendations are prese

Updated on:February 22,2024

Study: Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire

by University of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIt's a scene many parents have experienced—just as they're trying to cook dinner, take a phone call or run an errand, their chil

Updated on: May 07,2024

Study: Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire

by University of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIt's a scene many parents have experienced—just as they're trying to cook dinner, take a phone call or run an errand, their chil

Updated on:May 07,2024

Parenting interventions support psychosocial adjustment of children in foster and adoptive families

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to a recent review and analysis of published studies, attachment-based parenting interventions—which seek to improve the quality of the parent-c

Updated on: February 20,2024

Parenting interventions support psychosocial adjustment of children in foster and adoptive families

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to a recent review and analysis of published studies, attachment-based parenting interventions—which seek to improve the quality of the parent-c

Updated on:February 20,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: What can parents do about baby formula shortage?

by Dr. Steven A. AbramsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainQ: There's been a shortage of baby formula at the grocery stores and I'm starting to worry about running out. What can I do?A: Since th

Updated on: June 04,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: What can parents do about baby formula shortage?

by Dr. Steven A. AbramsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainQ: There's been a shortage of baby formula at the grocery stores and I'm starting to worry about running out. What can I do?A: Since th

Updated on:June 04,2024