Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Outdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars continues to degrade human, animal and environmental health around the globe. New research shows that even pollution
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Children, teens and young adults in Southern California had been grappling with rising rates of depression and anxiety for years before the pandemic. Then COVID-19 came
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Early screening for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism is important to ensure children have the support they need to gain the essential skills for daily life.
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study led by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has uncovered a strong connection between intimate partner violence and poor child health outcomes. Published
Children with medical complexity (CMC) who reside in rural areas are significantly more likely to present to hospitals without dedicated pediatric services, according to a study published online Sept. 24
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Feeding children more nutritious meals may not make them vegetable lovers, but can promote healthier weight over time by reducing the added sugar and fat they
A vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sits on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File U.S.
Sharing a book with your baby will build her vocabulary fast, but time with screens likely won’t, Norwegian researchers report. Their new study on shared reading and vocabulary size dovetails
Representation of the presence or absence of carbohydrate utilization pathways in Prevotella MAGs from the current study. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adn2366 A team of biologists, nutritionists and
Early breastfeeding patterns during birth hospitalization are associated with decreased rates of childhood asthma, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, held
