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Overemphasis on safety means kids are becoming more anxious and less resilient, says psychologist

Overemphasis on safety means kids are becoming more anxious and less resilient, says psychologist

by Simon Sherry,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe are facing a mental health crisis. Teenagers and young adults are moredepressed, suicidal, anxiousandlonelytha

Overemphasis on safety means kids are becoming more anxious and less resilient, says psychologist

by Simon Sherry,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe are facing a mental health crisis. Teenagers and young adults are moredepressed, suicidal, anxiousandlonelytha
Gun-related spinal cord injury in childhood brings hardship later

Gun-related spinal cord injury in childhood brings hardship later

(HealthDay)—Spinal cord injuries in childhood are devastating no matter how they happen, but new research suggests that kids felled by gunshots are even worse off than those who suffer such an injury

Gun-related spinal cord injury in childhood brings hardship later

(HealthDay)—Spinal cord injuries in childhood are devastating no matter how they happen, but new research suggests that kids felled by gunshots are even worse off than those who suffer such an injury
A new virus to worry about: EV-D68 can cause paralysis in children

A new virus to worry about: EV-D68 can cause paralysis in children

by Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth officials are warning doctors about another contagious virus that, in rare cases, can send children to the

A new virus to worry about: EV-D68 can cause paralysis in children

by Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth officials are warning doctors about another contagious virus that, in rare cases, can send children to the
Teen drivers often unsafe on the road with speeding and handheld cellphone use

Teen drivers often unsafe on the road with speeding and handheld cellphone use

by University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMotor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in adolescents, and risky driving behaviors like speeding, rapid accelerations, a

Teen drivers often unsafe on the road with speeding and handheld cellphone use

by University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMotor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in adolescents, and risky driving behaviors like speeding, rapid accelerations, a
Study finds childhood trauma and genetics linked to increased obesity risk

Study finds childhood trauma and genetics linked to increased obesity risk

by Desert Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the Healthy Nevada Project has found associations between genetics, obesity, and childhood trauma, linking social h

Study finds childhood trauma and genetics linked to increased obesity risk

by Desert Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the Healthy Nevada Project has found associations between genetics, obesity, and childhood trauma, linking social h
One-third of childhood sexual abuse is perpetrated by another child. A writer tells his story

One-third of childhood sexual abuse is perpetrated by another child. A writer tells his story

by Daryl Higgins,The ConversationShannon Molloy was, for a long time, a man with a secret: he was sexually abused from the age of five. Credit: HarperCollinsJournalist Shannon Molloy is used to

One-third of childhood sexual abuse is perpetrated by another child. A writer tells his story

by Daryl Higgins,The ConversationShannon Molloy was, for a long time, a man with a secret: he was sexually abused from the age of five. Credit: HarperCollinsJournalist Shannon Molloy is used to
Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy leads to more children being able to walk at two years post diagnosis

Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy leads to more children being able to walk at two years post diagnosis

by LancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNewborn screening (NBS) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), when combined with early treatment, results in better movement ability in affected children,

Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy leads to more children being able to walk at two years post diagnosis

by LancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNewborn screening (NBS) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), when combined with early treatment, results in better movement ability in affected children,
Incidence of COVID-19 was eight times higher in unvaccinated vs. vaccinated students

Incidence of COVID-19 was eight times higher in unvaccinated vs. vaccinated students

by Elizabeth McCamic,Duke UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnvaccinated students had eight times the incidence of COVID-19 infection compared to vaccinated students in a North Carolina

Incidence of COVID-19 was eight times higher in unvaccinated vs. vaccinated students

by Elizabeth McCamic,Duke UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnvaccinated students had eight times the incidence of COVID-19 infection compared to vaccinated students in a North Carolina
Summer break weight gain is real, with Latino children especially at risk

Summer break weight gain is real, with Latino children especially at risk

by Lourdes Medrano, AHA News,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSchool's out for the summer, and millions of children are home relaxing, working or frolicking in the

Summer break weight gain is real, with Latino children especially at risk

by Lourdes Medrano, AHA News,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSchool's out for the summer, and millions of children are home relaxing, working or frolicking in the
Researchers find suicide attempts and bullying highest for sexual minority and female adolescents

Researchers find suicide attempts and bullying highest for sexual minority and female adolescents

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSexual minority, American Indian, Alaskan Native, non-Hispanic Multiracial, and female adolescents are

Researchers find suicide attempts and bullying highest for sexual minority and female adolescents

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSexual minority, American Indian, Alaskan Native, non-Hispanic Multiracial, and female adolescents are
Hospital performs innovative minimally invasive surgery for severe muscle tone in cerebral palsy

Hospital performs innovative minimally invasive surgery for severe muscle tone in cerebral palsy

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJeffrey Raskin, MS, MD, a neurosurgeon at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chi

Hospital performs innovative minimally invasive surgery for severe muscle tone in cerebral palsy

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJeffrey Raskin, MS, MD, a neurosurgeon at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chi