Naloxone successful in over half of uses in reversing signs of opioid overdose in the prehospital setting

September 28, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

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

South Africa has a good childhood vaccination system—what’s stopping it from being great?

September 28, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

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

Childhood vaccination coverage found to be lower for children born in 2020, 2021

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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

How changes in risk factors may be contributing to growing number of babies born prematurely

September 28, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

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

Study finds large variation in how girls grow after their first period

September 28, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

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

Meta-analysis explores relationship between gender nonconformity and mental health

September 28, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

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

Large difference in survival seen for preemies born at 25 versus 22 weeks

September 28, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

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.,

What parents, caregivers can do if their child is struggling with mental health

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

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

New approach to milk allergies promises breakthrough

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Skin prick test (SPT) levels of patients who had treatment success and treatment failure in both cohorts. Milk ladder in blue and Strick avoidance in green. Credit: Pediatric Allergy and

Lasting effects of pretend play in early childhood

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain From developing social skills to fostering creativity, pretend play in young children is likened to being a “metaphoric multivitamin” in an editorial published in the journal