Teenagers at Greatest Risk of Self-Harming Can Be Identified Almost a Decade Earlier
Researchers have identified two subgroups of adolescents who self-harm and have shown that it is possible to predict those individuals at greatest risk almost a…
Researchers have identified two subgroups of adolescents who self-harm and have shown that it is possible to predict those individuals at greatest risk almost a…
In this longitudinal study, researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine and the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas, examined the frequency and severity…
Though vaccination rates have rebounded, declines in proportions of children vaccinated persisted or worsened in many age groups. The number of recommended vaccine doses, including…
Procedures to prevent the direct transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from mother to child, particularly during and after pregnancy, have significant fragmentation and gaps….
Children born to mothers who took fish oil in their pregnancies have been shown to have faster problem-solving skills and better attention focus at age…
A recent study shows evidence that breastfeeding mothers do not transfer COVID through milk. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical…
China has made remarkable gains in reducing the number of women who die during childbirth and boosting child survival rates over the past 70 years,…
A new study exploits the characteristic epigenetic signatures of childhood tumors to detect, classify, and monitor the disease. The scientists analyzed short fragments of tumor…
The Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents 12 to 15 years of age on May…
Boys born weighing less than a kilogram are miracles, but they do not age as well as the girls, according to new research from McMaster…
The majority of children infected with SARS-CoV-2 may not show typical symptoms such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath, according to a study published…
There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young child’s ears to reduce the rate of recurrent ear infections during the…
Study shows treatment developed by international team restored immune function in more than 95% of patients in three clinical trials. An experimental form of gene…
CHOP team treated patient with the condition, known as PU.MA, thanks to a bone marrow donation from the patient’s older brother. When Luke Terrio was…
Staff should be trained on food allergies and have epinephrine available to treat anaphylaxis. Schools and child care centers should train staff on food allergies…
Half of the children who developed the serious condition associated with COVID-19 called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) had neurologic symptoms or signs when…
The majority of parents feel informed and confident about pandemic protocols as kids resume sports but some are proceeding with caution. For young athletes, the…
Finding could explain why snoring and disrupted sleep are associated with behavioral problems including inattention, hyperactivity, and aggression. Children who regularly snore have structural changes…