Virtual/augmented reality play set eases kids' and parents' anxieties ahead of MRI scan

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGiving children a virtual/augmented (mixed) reality play set to use ahead of an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan seems to ease bot

Updated on: May 22,2024

Virtual/augmented reality play set eases kids' and parents' anxieties ahead of MRI scan

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGiving children a virtual/augmented (mixed) reality play set to use ahead of an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan seems to ease bot

Updated on:May 22,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: What steps should parents take to keep guns out of kids' hands?

by Judy SchaechterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQ: I'm thinking about getting a handgun for protection. What are the best ways to keep my kids safe with a gun in the house?A: Roughly a third of

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: What steps should parents take to keep guns out of kids' hands?

by Judy SchaechterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQ: I'm thinking about getting a handgun for protection. What are the best ways to keep my kids safe with a gun in the house?A: Roughly a third of

Updated on:June 05,2024

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

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

Middle ear fluid buildup is common in young children on ventilators, new study finds

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBabies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy—a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems—are

Updated on: February 27,2024

Middle ear fluid buildup is common in young children on ventilators, new study finds

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBabies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy—a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems—are

Updated on:February 27,2024

Misinformation about vaccine safety drives reluctance to vaccinate children, study finds

by Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs of late September 2022, nearly 78% of U.S. adults but only 31% of children ages 5 to 11 had compl

Updated on: May 11,2024

Misinformation about vaccine safety drives reluctance to vaccinate children, study finds

by Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs of late September 2022, nearly 78% of U.S. adults but only 31% of children ages 5 to 11 had compl

Updated on:May 11,2024

Performance enhancing substances linked to eating disorder symptoms

by University of TorontoWith increasing value and emphasis being placed on muscularity and leanness as today's body ideal, the use of appearance- and performance- enhancing drugs and substanc

Updated on: February 21,2024

Performance enhancing substances linked to eating disorder symptoms

by University of TorontoWith increasing value and emphasis being placed on muscularity and leanness as today's body ideal, the use of appearance- and performance- enhancing drugs and substanc

Updated on:February 21,2024

Positive neighbor involvement important if teens don't develop mother-child bond

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainTeens who live in neighborhoods with trusted, engaged adults can still develop critical social skills that were not nurtured early in life, accor

Updated on: June 26,2024

Positive neighbor involvement important if teens don't develop mother-child bond

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainTeens who live in neighborhoods with trusted, engaged adults can still develop critical social skills that were not nurtured early in life, accor

Updated on:June 26,2024

Epileptic seizure frequency fell by 86% in kids treated with whole plant medicinal cannabis

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpileptic seizure frequency fell by an average of 86% among 10 children treated with whole plant medicinal cannabis, reveals a case series, publ

Updated on: February 20,2024

Epileptic seizure frequency fell by 86% in kids treated with whole plant medicinal cannabis

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpileptic seizure frequency fell by an average of 86% among 10 children treated with whole plant medicinal cannabis, reveals a case series, publ

Updated on:February 20,2024

My teen's vaping. What should I say? Three expert tips on how to approach 'the talk'

by Joshua Trigg and Billie Bonevski,The ConversationCredit: Olena Bohovyk/PexelsYou've dropped your daughter off at her friend's house and while cleaning the car, you find what looks lik

Updated on: June 04,2024

My teen's vaping. What should I say? Three expert tips on how to approach 'the talk'

by Joshua Trigg and Billie Bonevski,The ConversationCredit: Olena Bohovyk/PexelsYou've dropped your daughter off at her friend's house and while cleaning the car, you find what looks lik

Updated on:June 04,2024

Amid a national mental health crisis for kids, here's how parents can help

by Michael Merschel, American Heart Association NewsSchool closures. Family strains. Isolated and quarantined friends. Even when young people haven't directly experienced COVID-19, the pandemic ha

Updated on: February 22,2024

Amid a national mental health crisis for kids, here's how parents can help

by Michael Merschel, American Heart Association NewsSchool closures. Family strains. Isolated and quarantined friends. Even when young people haven't directly experienced COVID-19, the pandemic ha

Updated on:February 22,2024

Factory at center of baby formula recall will produce Similac again soon

Roughly six months after it shut down its baby formula plant in Michigan, Abbott Laboratories said it plans to begin making Similac again.Thebaby formulawill be the latest to restart produ

Updated on: June 08,2024

Factory at center of baby formula recall will produce Similac again soon

Roughly six months after it shut down its baby formula plant in Michigan, Abbott Laboratories said it plans to begin making Similac again.Thebaby formulawill be the latest to restart produ

Updated on:June 08,2024

Kids missed out on learning to swim during pandemic, widening racial and ethnic disparities

byAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly three out of four kids in Chicago had no swimming lessons in the summer of 2022, with signif

Updated on: October 09,2024

Kids missed out on learning to swim during pandemic, widening racial and ethnic disparities

byAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly three out of four kids in Chicago had no swimming lessons in the summer of 2022, with signif

Updated on:October 09,2024