Sex-Selective Abortion Continues to Widen India’s Gender Divide
(Reuters Health) – A cultural preference for sons has led to an increasing number of sex-selected abortions throughout India – …
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COVID-Related Syndrome Tied to Neurologic Symptoms in Kids
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. About half of children with pediatric …
Survey Shines Light on Pediatric Dermatologists’ Earnings
Pediatric dermatologists earned a mean of about $351,000 in 2019, but what else is known about the member physicians who …
Fine Particle Pollution From Wildfires May Harm Kids More Than Other PM2.5
(Reuters Health) – Fine particles produced by western wildfires was associated with larger surges in child visits to the emergency …
Adalimumab Earns FDA Approval for Ulcerative Colitis in Children
Adalimumab has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for use in pediatric patients aged 5 years and older …
Fathers Grieve Lost Child With Stoicism, Self-isolation, Work
(Reuters Health) – Fathers who are grieving the loss of a young child may not discuss their feelings with others, …
Rituximab Likely Well-Tolerated in Pediatric Patients, but Infections Are Common
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rituximab seemed to be well tolerated in children and adolescents in a retrospective study, but …
Landmark research toward increasing survival rates for aggressive childhood cancer
A new combination of drugs could help to increase survival rates with fewer side effects for some children with one …
Early childhood abuse has lasting Detrimental effects
(HealthDay)—Unreported physical abuse in the first five years of life has long-term detrimental effects, according to a study published online …
Study finds antibiotics before age 2 associated with childhood health issues
In a retrospective case study, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that antibiotics administered to children younger than 2 are associated …
Study suggests new potential approach against fatal childhood brain cancer
Progress against DIPG, a fatal childhood brain tumor, is usually a game of inches. Studies that hint at even small …
Drug stimulation of neural stem cell repair leads to promising impact on treatment of childhood brain injury
Through a cross-species study of metformin, a common drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, a team of researchers and …
New treatment for childhood anxiety works by changing parent behavior
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that an entirely parent-based …
Statins in childhood aid familial hypercholesteremia outcomes
(HealthDay)—Initiation of statin therapy during childhood in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia slows the progression of carotid intima-media thickness and reduces …
Women more likely to face long-term impairment after childhood brain tumor radiation
Young women who undergo radiation therapy to treat pediatric brain tumors are more likely to suffer from long-term cognitive impairment …
Childhood respiratory disorders may be diagnosed with a smartphone
Automated cough analysis technology incorporated in a smartphone app could help to diagnose childhood respiratory disorders, according to a study …
Common oral infections in childhood may increase the risk of atherosclerosis in adulthood
A Finnish 27-year follow-up study suggests that common oral infections in childhood, caries and periodontal diseases, are associated with an …
Small changes can go far in preventing childhood obesity
In the United States, the percentage of children and adolescents with obesity has more than tripled since 1970. Today, approximately …