1999 to 2018 saw increase in prevalence of prediabetes in teens

Among U.S. youth aged 12 to 19 years, the prevalence of prediabetes increased significantly from 1999 to 2018, according to a research letter published online March 28 inJAMA Pediatrics.Junting

Updated on: February 27,2024

1999 to 2018 saw increase in prevalence of prediabetes in teens

Among U.S. youth aged 12 to 19 years, the prevalence of prediabetes increased significantly from 1999 to 2018, according to a research letter published online March 28 inJAMA Pediatrics.Junting

Updated on:February 27,2024

Hospitals can reduce antibiotic overuse by avoiding unnecessary blood draws in critically ill children, study shows

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) develops a fever, physicians often routinely order a blood cultur

Updated on: February 29,2024

Hospitals can reduce antibiotic overuse by avoiding unnecessary blood draws in critically ill children, study shows

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) develops a fever, physicians often routinely order a blood cultur

Updated on:February 29,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: Why should children get the flu vaccine?

by Flor M. Muñoz and Kristina A. BryantCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainQ: Is the flu vaccine really necessary for healthy kids?A: Flu—short for influenza—is an illness caused by arespiratory v

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: Why should children get the flu vaccine?

by Flor M. Muñoz and Kristina A. BryantCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainQ: Is the flu vaccine really necessary for healthy kids?A: Flu—short for influenza—is an illness caused by arespiratory v

Updated on:June 05,2024

Incarceration of parent is associated with worse access to health care for millions of US children, new study shows

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to a new study, children exposed to parental incarceration had worse access to primary ca

Updated on: April 20,2024

Incarceration of parent is associated with worse access to health care for millions of US children, new study shows

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to a new study, children exposed to parental incarceration had worse access to primary ca

Updated on:April 20,2024

Researchers find financial strain due to COVID-19 pandemic took significant toll on adolescent mental health

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaLongitudinal Mediation analysis examining the pathway between household wage loss reported in May–June 2020 and youth depressive symptoms reported in May

Updated on: May 05,2024

Researchers find financial strain due to COVID-19 pandemic took significant toll on adolescent mental health

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaLongitudinal Mediation analysis examining the pathway between household wage loss reported in May–June 2020 and youth depressive symptoms reported in May

Updated on:May 05,2024

Pre-school children's emotional eating partly shaped by innate food drive, research shows

by Aston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research at Aston University is helping to unpick the complex connections between the eating habits of children and their mothers.The resea

Updated on: February 28,2024

Pre-school children's emotional eating partly shaped by innate food drive, research shows

by Aston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research at Aston University is helping to unpick the complex connections between the eating habits of children and their mothers.The resea

Updated on:February 28,2024

US flight brings tons of needed baby formula from Germany

Baby formula has been hard to find on American store shelves amid a weeks-long shortage of the critical staple, but a US military plane bringing tons of much-needed formula has arrived in Indiana in a

Updated on: April 22,2024

US flight brings tons of needed baby formula from Germany

Baby formula has been hard to find on American store shelves amid a weeks-long shortage of the critical staple, but a US military plane bringing tons of much-needed formula has arrived in Indiana in a

Updated on:April 22,2024

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,

Updated on: May 25,2024

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,

Updated on:May 25,2024

Very few children with obesity transition to a healthy weight, finds study

by Lori SolomonMore children with overweight move to a healthier weight over two years than do children with obesity, according to a study published online Sept. 20 inPLOS ONE.Byron A. Foster, M

Updated on: May 11,2024

Very few children with obesity transition to a healthy weight, finds study

by Lori SolomonMore children with overweight move to a healthier weight over two years than do children with obesity, according to a study published online Sept. 20 inPLOS ONE.Byron A. Foster, M

Updated on:May 11,2024

Genome sequencing nearly twice as effective as targeted test at diagnosing genetic disorders in infants

by Tufts UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new national study, led by researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has found whole genome sequencing (WGS) to be nearly twice as effective as

Updated on: March 25,2024

Genome sequencing nearly twice as effective as targeted test at diagnosing genetic disorders in infants

by Tufts UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new national study, led by researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has found whole genome sequencing (WGS) to be nearly twice as effective as

Updated on:March 25,2024

Race, ethnicity, and poverty linked to worse outcomes in children treated for high-risk neuroblastoma

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren with high-risk neuroblastoma had worse outcomes if they were from certain racial/ethnic groups or were on public rather t

Updated on: March 23,2024

Race, ethnicity, and poverty linked to worse outcomes in children treated for high-risk neuroblastoma

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren with high-risk neuroblastoma had worse outcomes if they were from certain racial/ethnic groups or were on public rather t

Updated on:March 23,2024

Child behavioral health in sub-Saharan Africa

by Mary McKay, Fred Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: SpringerCountries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced considerable political and

Updated on: February 21,2024

Child behavioral health in sub-Saharan Africa

by Mary McKay, Fred Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: SpringerCountries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced considerable political and

Updated on:February 21,2024