Influential panel raises doubts on youth suicide screening

by Lindsey TannerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn influential U.S. group is raising doubts about routine suicide screening for children and teens even as others call for urgent attention to youth m

Updated on: February 27,2024 14

Influential panel raises doubts on youth suicide screening

by Lindsey TannerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn influential U.S. group is raising doubts about routine suicide screening for children and teens even as others call for urgent attention to youth m

Updated on:February 27,2024 14

Kids' sleep disrupted during the pandemic, study finds

by University of WashingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA two-year research review of sleep studies during the pandemic shows that children and those who contracted COVID-19 took the biggest hit in t

Updated on: February 24,2024 12

Kids' sleep disrupted during the pandemic, study finds

by University of WashingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA two-year research review of sleep studies during the pandemic shows that children and those who contracted COVID-19 took the biggest hit in t

Updated on:February 24,2024 12

More states legalize sales of unpasteurized milk, despite public health warnings

by Tony LeysCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBabe the goat is trendier than she looks.Babe lives a quiet life on a hillside farm in southern Iowa, where she grazes on grass with a small herd of fellow

Updated on: April 02,2024 14

More states legalize sales of unpasteurized milk, despite public health warnings

by Tony LeysCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBabe the goat is trendier than she looks.Babe lives a quiet life on a hillside farm in southern Iowa, where she grazes on grass with a small herd of fellow

Updated on:April 02,2024 14

More Indonesian children are living with diabetes—so what can we do to prevent it?

by Andini Pramono and Katelyn Barnes,The ConversationKintamani, Indonesia. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIndonesian children under 18 were 70 times more likely to be living with diabetes in

Updated on: April 02,2024 16

More Indonesian children are living with diabetes—so what can we do to prevent it?

by Andini Pramono and Katelyn Barnes,The ConversationKintamani, Indonesia. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIndonesian children under 18 were 70 times more likely to be living with diabetes in

Updated on:April 02,2024 16

Ask the Pediatrician: What changes can families make to mitigate the effects of climate change?

by Rebecca PhilipsbornCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQ: The news about climate change is overwhelming. Are there steps average people can take that actually make a difference?A: Climate change can b

Updated on: June 05,2024 7

Ask the Pediatrician: What changes can families make to mitigate the effects of climate change?

by Rebecca PhilipsbornCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQ: The news about climate change is overwhelming. Are there steps average people can take that actually make a difference?A: Climate change can b

Updated on:June 05,2024 7

COVID-19's devastating toll: A rise in adolescent mental health crises and suicidality

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe past decade has seen a worrisome increase in mental health crises among adolescents. A new study led by Patricia Ibeziako, M

Updated on: March 19,2024 12

COVID-19's devastating toll: A rise in adolescent mental health crises and suicidality

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe past decade has seen a worrisome increase in mental health crises among adolescents. A new study led by Patricia Ibeziako, M

Updated on:March 19,2024 12

Study highlights risks for self-harm events in children and adolescents

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe United States is in the midst of a mental health crisis with rising rates of hospitalization for suicide and self-harm

Updated on: May 07,2024 10

Study highlights risks for self-harm events in children and adolescents

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe United States is in the midst of a mental health crisis with rising rates of hospitalization for suicide and self-harm

Updated on:May 07,2024 10

Fluoride exposure associated with hypothyroidism in pregnancy, study finds

by York UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161149New research out of York University found that fluoride exposu

Updated on: May 10,2024 8

Fluoride exposure associated with hypothyroidism in pregnancy, study finds

by York UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161149New research out of York University found that fluoride exposu

Updated on:May 10,2024 8

Parenting-skills training can help multiple babies in the same family sleep longer

by Aaron Wagner,Pennsylvania State UniversitySleep duration in secondborn infants of mothers enrolled in INSIGHT with their firstborn. (A) Nighttime (7 pm to 7 am) sleep duration, study group P

Updated on: April 02,2024 15

Parenting-skills training can help multiple babies in the same family sleep longer

by Aaron Wagner,Pennsylvania State UniversitySleep duration in secondborn infants of mothers enrolled in INSIGHT with their firstborn. (A) Nighttime (7 pm to 7 am) sleep duration, study group P

Updated on:April 02,2024 15

Gender stereotypes can impact the diagnosis of girls with developmental language disorder

by Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaDetecting and diagnosing developmental language disorders in girls is made more difficult by gender stereotypes and myths. Credit: Cottonbro studio, PexelsDevelopment

Updated on: May 25,2024 7

Gender stereotypes can impact the diagnosis of girls with developmental language disorder

by Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaDetecting and diagnosing developmental language disorders in girls is made more difficult by gender stereotypes and myths. Credit: Cottonbro studio, PexelsDevelopment

Updated on:May 25,2024 7

Living environment affects child's weight development from birth to school age

by University of TurkuBMI z score trajectories in children exposed to cumulative neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage. BMI z scores are expressed as mean values and their 95% confidence interv

Updated on: February 21,2024 16

Living environment affects child's weight development from birth to school age

by University of TurkuBMI z score trajectories in children exposed to cumulative neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage. BMI z scores are expressed as mean values and their 95% confidence interv

Updated on:February 21,2024 16

Researchers develop new method for measuring movement behavior in children with autism

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMotor imitation, or the ability to copy the physical behavior of others, is a critical part of cognitive and social dev

Updated on: February 21,2024 15

Researchers develop new method for measuring movement behavior in children with autism

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMotor imitation, or the ability to copy the physical behavior of others, is a critical part of cognitive and social dev

Updated on:February 21,2024 15