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Using ultrasound instead of X-rays to detect arm fractures in children

Using ultrasound instead of X-rays to detect arm fractures in children

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of doctors, nurses and medical researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Australia has found that ultrasound devices can

Using ultrasound instead of X-rays to detect arm fractures in children

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of doctors, nurses and medical researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Australia has found that ultrasound devices can
Study: Children as young as 5 are quite discerning when it comes to cheaters

Study: Children as young as 5 are quite discerning when it comes to cheaters

by Jane Kelly,University of VirginiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn many ways, rules rule the lives of children.Look both ways before you cross the street, put your dirty dishes in the dish

Study: Children as young as 5 are quite discerning when it comes to cheaters

by Jane Kelly,University of VirginiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn many ways, rules rule the lives of children.Look both ways before you cross the street, put your dirty dishes in the dish
Another study finds bogus 'conversion therapy' harms LGBTQ teens

Another study finds bogus 'conversion therapy' harms LGBTQ teens

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere are serious mental harms and high financial costs associated with so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ people, researchers report.Conversion therapy attempts

Another study finds bogus 'conversion therapy' harms LGBTQ teens

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere are serious mental harms and high financial costs associated with so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ people, researchers report.Conversion therapy attempts
Children under 12 need not repeat HIV, hep B/C tests before transplant surgery

Children under 12 need not repeat HIV, hep B/C tests before transplant surgery

Children aged <12 years who received postnatal infectious disease testing are exempt from repeat HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing prior to transplant surgery, accor

Children under 12 need not repeat HIV, hep B/C tests before transplant surgery

Children aged <12 years who received postnatal infectious disease testing are exempt from repeat HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing prior to transplant surgery, accor
Multi-center clinical trial launched to investigate new treatment for pediatric type 1 diabetes

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

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
Extracellular vesicles show promise in perinatal lung and brain injury treatment

Extracellular vesicles show promise in perinatal lung and brain injury treatment

by Rob Clancy,Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchGraphical representation for extracellular vesicles offering a novel approach to treating pulmonary and cerebral injury. Credit: Hudson Institut

Extracellular vesicles show promise in perinatal lung and brain injury treatment

by Rob Clancy,Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchGraphical representation for extracellular vesicles offering a novel approach to treating pulmonary and cerebral injury. Credit: Hudson Institut
Siblings of children with disabilities may have greater cognitive empathy

Siblings of children with disabilities may have greater cognitive empathy

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving a child with a disability or a developmental delay is often a stressful experience for a family. Siblings in such famil

Siblings of children with disabilities may have greater cognitive empathy

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving a child with a disability or a developmental delay is often a stressful experience for a family. Siblings in such famil
Sports improve concentration and quality of life

Sports improve concentration and quality of life

by Technical University MunichPhysically fit primary school pupils can concentrate better, as confirmed by a major study conducted by a team at the TU Munich Department of Sport and Health Scienc

Sports improve concentration and quality of life

by Technical University MunichPhysically fit primary school pupils can concentrate better, as confirmed by a major study conducted by a team at the TU Munich Department of Sport and Health Scienc
Race, ethnicity, and poverty linked to worse outcomes in children treated for high-risk neuroblastoma

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

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
Young sexual minority men and transgender women are at higher risk of transactional sex

Young sexual minority men and transgender women are at higher risk of transactional sex

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbout a fifth of young sexual minority males and transgender females are estimated to be engaging in transactional,

Young sexual minority men and transgender women are at higher risk of transactional sex

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbout a fifth of young sexual minority males and transgender females are estimated to be engaging in transactional,
Global study highlights deaths from neonatal sepsis and steps to improve treatment

Global study highlights deaths from neonatal sepsis and steps to improve treatment

by University College LondonNewborn with sepsis. Credit: GARDPA UCL (University College London) global observational study, which involved more than 3,200 newborn babies suffering from sepsis in

Global study highlights deaths from neonatal sepsis and steps to improve treatment

by University College LondonNewborn with sepsis. Credit: GARDPA UCL (University College London) global observational study, which involved more than 3,200 newborn babies suffering from sepsis in
Study shines light on 'low-value' vitamin D tests

Study shines light on 'low-value' vitamin D tests

by Melinda Ham,Macquarie UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoctors are ordering unnecessary, costly and invasive blood tests for children to detect vitamin D deficiency, when instead it

Study shines light on 'low-value' vitamin D tests

by Melinda Ham,Macquarie UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoctors are ordering unnecessary, costly and invasive blood tests for children to detect vitamin D deficiency, when instead it