Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Appropriate levels of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep (collectively termed movement behaviors) are essential for the healthy growth and development of preschool-aged children. This was
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The number of children who sought treatment at emergency departments for heat-related illnesses increased by 170% from 2012–2023 at two large children’s hospitals, according to research
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The opioid epidemic is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and it is increasingly impacting children and teenagers. Naloxone can reverse
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The two public health interventions that have had the greatest impact on the world’s health are clean water and vaccines. Professors Susan Goldstein and Haroon Saloojee
Children born in 2020 to 2021 had lower coverage with nearly all childhood vaccines recommended by age 24 months than those born in 2018 and 2019, according to research published
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Preterm births have increased by more than 10% over the past decade, with racial and socioeconomic disparities persisting over time, according to a new study analyzing
The QEPS growth model. Credit: Frontiers in Pediatrics (2024). DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1438042 There is unexpectedly large variation in height growth in girls after their first period. Every second girl grows either
Credit: Magda Ehlers from Pexels New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with Sichuan University, Chengdu, has found that people
For infants born prematurely, survival increases considerably for those born at 25 versus 22 gestational weeks, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in Pediatrics. Erika M. Edwards, Ph.D.,
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, suicide is the second leading cause of death for 10- to 24-year-olds. Deaths are only a portion of the
