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Surgical options to repair pectus excavatum

Surgical options to repair pectus excavatum

by Jennifer O'hara,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicPectus excavatum is a condition where a person's breastbone is sunken into the chest. While the sunken breastbone is often noticeable sho

Surgical options to repair pectus excavatum

by Jennifer O'hara,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicPectus excavatum is a condition where a person's breastbone is sunken into the chest. While the sunken breastbone is often noticeable sho
Boys twice as likely to attend hospital for self-harm during strictest lockdowns

Boys twice as likely to attend hospital for self-harm during strictest lockdowns

by King's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStricter COVID-19 lockdown measures coincided with an increase in serious self-harm triggered by social isolation in children and youn

Boys twice as likely to attend hospital for self-harm during strictest lockdowns

by King's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStricter COVID-19 lockdown measures coincided with an increase in serious self-harm triggered by social isolation in children and youn
Study finds high mortality rates of youths previously incarcerated in the juvenile legal system

Study finds high mortality rates of youths previously incarcerated in the juvenile legal system

by Nationwide Children's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital finds that youth aged 11 to 21

Study finds high mortality rates of youths previously incarcerated in the juvenile legal system

by Nationwide Children's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital finds that youth aged 11 to 21
Kids afraid of getting shots? Here are 3 easy ways for parents to help them

Kids afraid of getting shots? Here are 3 easy ways for parents to help them

by Lynn Gardner,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFew things are more challenging than trying to vaccinate a terrified and uncooperative child. I have seen children wedge themsel

Kids afraid of getting shots? Here are 3 easy ways for parents to help them

by Lynn Gardner,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFew things are more challenging than trying to vaccinate a terrified and uncooperative child. I have seen children wedge themsel
Early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence, researchers find

Early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence, researchers find

by University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDifferences in longitudinal change in gray matter structure by group. (A) Regions with increased thinning between 9 and 16 years of age for children

Early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence, researchers find

by University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDifferences in longitudinal change in gray matter structure by group. (A) Regions with increased thinning between 9 and 16 years of age for children
Study shows link between child poverty and mental health disorders in adulthood

Study shows link between child poverty and mental health disorders in adulthood

by Luciana Constantino,FAPESPCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA studyreportedin December in an article inEuropean Child & Adolescent Psychiatryshows an association be

Study shows link between child poverty and mental health disorders in adulthood

by Luciana Constantino,FAPESPCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA studyreportedin December in an article inEuropean Child & Adolescent Psychiatryshows an association be
Boosters recommended for kids 12 and older

Boosters recommended for kids 12 and older

by Laura Hegwer,Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents have a new tool to protect their young teens during the current, record-breaking omicron surge: boosters.T

Boosters recommended for kids 12 and older

by Laura Hegwer,Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents have a new tool to protect their young teens during the current, record-breaking omicron surge: boosters.T
Most children globally exposed to at least one adverse childhood experience

Most children globally exposed to at least one adverse childhood experience

by Lori SolomonAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common globally, according to a reviewpublishedonline Nov. 11 inJAMA Pediatrics.Sheri Madigan, Ph.D., from University of Calga

Most children globally exposed to at least one adverse childhood experience

by Lori SolomonAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common globally, according to a reviewpublishedonline Nov. 11 inJAMA Pediatrics.Sheri Madigan, Ph.D., from University of Calga
Researchers discover two treatments that induce peanut allergy remission in children

Researchers discover two treatments that induce peanut allergy remission in children

by Murdoch Children's Research InstituteResearchers have discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both highly effective at inducing remission. Credit: Kamran AydinovRese

Researchers discover two treatments that induce peanut allergy remission in children

by Murdoch Children's Research InstituteResearchers have discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both highly effective at inducing remission. Credit: Kamran AydinovRese
Cochlear implant in deaf children with autism can improve language skills and social engagement

Cochlear implant in deaf children with autism can improve language skills and social engagement

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: BruceBlaus, CC BY-SA 4.0Restoring hearing through cochlear implantation for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can

Cochlear implant in deaf children with autism can improve language skills and social engagement

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: BruceBlaus, CC BY-SA 4.0Restoring hearing through cochlear implantation for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can
Discovery could lead to 'kinder' treatment for childhood neuroblastoma

Discovery could lead to 'kinder' treatment for childhood neuroblastoma

by University of CambridgeA ball of neuroblastoma cells forming mature nerves after drug treatment. Credit: Kirsty Ferguson/Developmental CellChildren with neuroblastoma—responsible for 15% of ca

Discovery could lead to 'kinder' treatment for childhood neuroblastoma

by University of CambridgeA ball of neuroblastoma cells forming mature nerves after drug treatment. Credit: Kirsty Ferguson/Developmental CellChildren with neuroblastoma—responsible for 15% of ca
SIDS rates increased significantly from 2019 to 2020, finds study

SIDS rates increased significantly from 2019 to 2020, finds study

by Elana GotkineFrom 2019 to 2020, there was an increase in the rate of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) rates increased among non-Hispanic Black infants

SIDS rates increased significantly from 2019 to 2020, finds study

by Elana GotkineFrom 2019 to 2020, there was an increase in the rate of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) rates increased among non-Hispanic Black infants