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

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

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

Ask the Pediatrician: How can parents prevent children from ingesting edibles?

by Dr. Kevin OsterhoudtCredit: CC0 Public DomainQ: Marijuana is legal in our state, and I want to be sure my kids don't take any edibles. What are the best ways to prevent that?A: Marijuana (canna

Updated on: February 28,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: How can parents prevent children from ingesting edibles?

by Dr. Kevin OsterhoudtCredit: CC0 Public DomainQ: Marijuana is legal in our state, and I want to be sure my kids don't take any edibles. What are the best ways to prevent that?A: Marijuana (canna

Updated on:February 28,2024

Research paper advocates accelerated action for global drowning prevention

by George Institute for Global HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe WHO reports that drowning claims the lives of at least 236,000 people every year, making it one of the top 10 leading ca

Updated on: May 20,2024

Research paper advocates accelerated action for global drowning prevention

by George Institute for Global HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe WHO reports that drowning claims the lives of at least 236,000 people every year, making it one of the top 10 leading ca

Updated on:May 20,2024

Wildlife park's 'splash pad' found to be the source of severe gastrointestinal infections in kids

Splash pads—those shallow pools of wet, cooling summertime fun for kids—can also be sources of nasty gastro infections for youngsters who swallow water during their play.That's the take-home lesso

Updated on: April 22,2024

Wildlife park's 'splash pad' found to be the source of severe gastrointestinal infections in kids

Splash pads—those shallow pools of wet, cooling summertime fun for kids—can also be sources of nasty gastro infections for youngsters who swallow water during their play.That's the take-home lesso

Updated on:April 22,2024

Researchers reach consensus on definition of acute pediatric critical illness

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalFirst and corresponding author Anita Arias, M.D., St. Jude Department of Pediatric Medicine and senior author Asya Agulnik, M.D., MPH, St. Jude Global

Updated on: February 29,2024

Researchers reach consensus on definition of acute pediatric critical illness

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalFirst and corresponding author Anita Arias, M.D., St. Jude Department of Pediatric Medicine and senior author Asya Agulnik, M.D., MPH, St. Jude Global

Updated on:February 29,2024

Most babies with sickle cell disease face double disadvantage, say researchers

by University of MichiganNormal blood cells next to a sickle-blood cell, colored scanning electron microscope image. Credit: Wikipedia/Illustration from Anatomy & PhysiologyAs if starting lif

Updated on: February 29,2024

Most babies with sickle cell disease face double disadvantage, say researchers

by University of MichiganNormal blood cells next to a sickle-blood cell, colored scanning electron microscope image. Credit: Wikipedia/Illustration from Anatomy & PhysiologyAs if starting lif

Updated on:February 29,2024

Ultrasound can help prevent brain damage in sick newborns and premature babies

by Sølvi Normannsen,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyFor children who come out of the mother’s womb before week 28 of pregnancy, the chance of brain damage is as high as 50%. At St.

Updated on: February 29,2024

Ultrasound can help prevent brain damage in sick newborns and premature babies

by Sølvi Normannsen,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyFor children who come out of the mother’s womb before week 28 of pregnancy, the chance of brain damage is as high as 50%. At St.

Updated on:February 29,2024

One in four Americans are covered by Medicaid or CHIP, a program that insures low-income kids

by Heather Bednarek, Ellen Barnidge,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs of July 2021, a total of83.6 millionAmericans were insured through either Medicaid or the&nbs

Updated on: February 22,2024

One in four Americans are covered by Medicaid or CHIP, a program that insures low-income kids

by Heather Bednarek, Ellen Barnidge,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs of July 2021, a total of83.6 millionAmericans were insured through either Medicaid or the&nbs

Updated on:February 22,2024

Kids are surprisingly adultlike in their memory recall, research shows

by York UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPlanning a trip to the zoo this weekend? Why is it that after a visit, a four-year-old might remember seeing a lion, a tiger, and a bear, while

Updated on: May 19,2024

Kids are surprisingly adultlike in their memory recall, research shows

by York UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPlanning a trip to the zoo this weekend? Why is it that after a visit, a four-year-old might remember seeing a lion, a tiger, and a bear, while

Updated on:May 19,2024

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

Multi-center clinical trial launched to investigate new treatment for pediatric type 1 diabetes

by McKenzie Ridings Mainey,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in partnership with NYU Langone Health, have launc

Updated on: February 24,2024

Multi-center clinical trial launched to investigate new treatment for pediatric type 1 diabetes

by McKenzie Ridings Mainey,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in partnership with NYU Langone Health, have launc

Updated on:February 24,2024