Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Psychologists and public health researchers from the University of Liverpool and Maynooth University, analyzed data of more than 8,000 records of children with overweight and obesity
The global rate of teen pregnancies has been decreasing in recent decades. According to the World Health Organization, worldwide adolescent birth rates have decreased from 64.5 births per 1,000 women
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most U.S. hospital emergency departments—lacking staffing, training and equipment—are not fully prepared to care for children. Maximizing their readiness to handle pediatric emergencies would be a
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The longstanding epidemic of severe pediatric depression is a significant public health concern, with only one third of the affected population receiving any mental health care.
Generations of parental warnings may not be wrong: A massive study of available data finds that teens who use marijuana have significantly worse outcomes at school. Data from 63 studies
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found that the possibility of parental disclosure through online patient portals led older adolescents to hesitate in sharing complete health information with
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Spending more time on screens increases the likelihood that 9- and 10-year-olds will develop symptoms of mental illness, according to a study by UC San Francisco
Researchers explored how infants act purposefully by attaching a colorful mobile to their foot and tracking movements with a Vicon 3D motion capture system. Credit: Florida Atlantic University Recent advances
Normal blood cells next to a sickle-blood cell, colored scanning electron microscope image. Credit: Wikipedia/Illustration from Anatomy & Physiology A new study finds that preschool-aged children with sickle cell disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization, or WHO, is negotiating with Israel for new ceasefires in the Gaza Strip to vaccinate children against polio for a second time.
