Ask the Pediatrician: How do I get my baby to sleep?

by Rachel Y. Moon, MD, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: CC0 Public DomainVirtually every day, pediatricians hear questions from parents worried their children aren't sleeping well. Conc

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: How do I get my baby to sleep?

by Rachel Y. Moon, MD, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: CC0 Public DomainVirtually every day, pediatricians hear questions from parents worried their children aren't sleeping well. Conc

Updated on:June 05,2024

'Help, my kids keep getting head lice!' Here's how to break the cycle of nits

by Cameron Webb,The ConversationHead lice have perfectly designed claws to scuttle up shafts of hai. Credit: A/Prof Webb/NSW Health PathologyWrangling head lice, and the children they infest, mu

Updated on: March 11,2024

'Help, my kids keep getting head lice!' Here's how to break the cycle of nits

by Cameron Webb,The ConversationHead lice have perfectly designed claws to scuttle up shafts of hai. Credit: A/Prof Webb/NSW Health PathologyWrangling head lice, and the children they infest, mu

Updated on:March 11,2024

Supporting children after trauma

by La Trobe UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new report,RECOVER: Reconnecting mothers and children after family violence, reveals that a child-parent psychotherapy (CPP) progra

Updated on: February 24,2024

Supporting children after trauma

by La Trobe UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new report,RECOVER: Reconnecting mothers and children after family violence, reveals that a child-parent psychotherapy (CPP) progra

Updated on:February 24,2024

Antibiotic doesn't prevent future wheezing in babies hospitalized with RSV

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineTransmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public DomainThe antibiotic azithromycin has anti-inf

Updated on: February 24,2024

Antibiotic doesn't prevent future wheezing in babies hospitalized with RSV

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineTransmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public DomainThe antibiotic azithromycin has anti-inf

Updated on:February 24,2024

Studies show children don't believe everything they are told

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren learn on their own through observation and experimentation. They also learn from what other people tell them,

Updated on: May 19,2024

Studies show children don't believe everything they are told

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren learn on their own through observation and experimentation. They also learn from what other people tell them,

Updated on:May 19,2024

Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe percentage of adolescents reporting they used any illicit substances in 2023 continued to hold steady below the pre-pandemic

Updated on: March 19,2024

Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe percentage of adolescents reporting they used any illicit substances in 2023 continued to hold steady below the pre-pandemic

Updated on:March 19,2024

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Childhood clubfoot

by Cynthia Weiss, Mayo Clinic News NetworkDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 24 weeks pregnant and underwent an ultrasound that discovered that my child has a clubfoot. I am worried about my child's life and

Updated on: February 20,2024

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Childhood clubfoot

by Cynthia Weiss, Mayo Clinic News NetworkDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 24 weeks pregnant and underwent an ultrasound that discovered that my child has a clubfoot. I am worried about my child's life and

Updated on:February 20,2024

Facility dogs in children's hospitals benefit both patients and staff, shows new study

by Public Library of SciencePhoto of Yogi, a facility dog who worked at Shizuoka Children's Hospital during the study period. Visiting the bedside where a patient's child (left) and mothe

Updated on: April 20,2024

Facility dogs in children's hospitals benefit both patients and staff, shows new study

by Public Library of SciencePhoto of Yogi, a facility dog who worked at Shizuoka Children's Hospital during the study period. Visiting the bedside where a patient's child (left) and mothe

Updated on:April 20,2024

Children not target of 'rainbow fentanyl,' experts say. And adding color may actually protect drug users

by Jessica Taylor Price,Northeastern UniversityNews from the DEA has some parents worried that rainbow-colored opioids could be given to their children this Halloween. Not only is the claim misg

Updated on: March 21,2024

Children not target of 'rainbow fentanyl,' experts say. And adding color may actually protect drug users

by Jessica Taylor Price,Northeastern UniversityNews from the DEA has some parents worried that rainbow-colored opioids could be given to their children this Halloween. Not only is the claim misg

Updated on:March 21,2024

Guideline updated for managing hyperbilirubinemia in newborns

In a clinical practice guideline revision issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Aug. 5 inPediatrics,updated recommendations are presented for the management of

Updated on: May 27,2024

Guideline updated for managing hyperbilirubinemia in newborns

In a clinical practice guideline revision issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Aug. 5 inPediatrics,updated recommendations are presented for the management of

Updated on:May 27,2024

Babies born during pandemic's first year score slightly lower on a developmental screening test

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainColumbia researchers found that babies born during the pandemic's first year scored lower on a developmental scree

Updated on: February 20,2024

Babies born during pandemic's first year score slightly lower on a developmental screening test

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainColumbia researchers found that babies born during the pandemic's first year scored lower on a developmental scree

Updated on:February 20,2024

Can I give my kid expired Tylenol? A pediatrician's tips for the cold medicine shortage

by Abraham GutmanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA rush on Tylenol, Motrin, and their generic equivalents is making parents nervous. Pediatricians' offices and hospitals are overwhelmed with a su

Updated on: June 04,2024

Can I give my kid expired Tylenol? A pediatrician's tips for the cold medicine shortage

by Abraham GutmanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA rush on Tylenol, Motrin, and their generic equivalents is making parents nervous. Pediatricians' offices and hospitals are overwhelmed with a su

Updated on:June 04,2024