Until very recently, people with intersex variations have often been unseen, stigmatized and routinely discriminated against. Intersex Awareness Day today (October 26) is therefore an opportunity to examine how much progress has been made and how far we still have…
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Administering flu vaccines to children having surgery substantially boosts vaccination rates
Actively offering an influenza (flu) vaccination to children having surgery and general anesthesia increased the number of patients vaccinated by 3,500% at Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021 annual meeting. The ongoing threat…
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New study focuses on getting shy children to face their fears
Getting shy children to 'face their fears' and coaching parents in exposure therapy is the focus of a new study at The University of Queensland. UQ's School of Psychology's Dr Simon Byrne said while shyness was common among children, parents…
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Pandemic Adds More Weight to Burden of Obesity in Children
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. American children gained a lot of weight in the last year, setting a dangerous trajectory towards metabolic disease that requires urgent policy change, according to a…
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FDA Approves First Therapy for Rare Pediatric Immune Disorder
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the regenerative tissue-based therapy Rethymic for patients with congenital athymia, a rare pediatric immune disorder where the thymus does not develop in utero. This is the first FDA-approved treatment for children born…
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Mounting covid deaths fuel school bus drivers’ fears
Natalia D'Angelo got sick right after school started in August. She was driving a school bus for special education students in Griffin-Spalding County School System about 40 miles south of Atlanta and contracted covid-19. One of her three sons, Julian…
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Researchers report six stages of engagement in treatment of ADHD
Six stages of engagement in treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have been reported by researchers at Boston Medical Center based on a diverse study, inclusive of parents of predominantly racial and ethnic minority children with ADHD. Published in Pediatrics, this…
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New study provides stark statistics about care availability for dementia patients
A new study provides stark statistics about a reality that 6 million Americans with dementia and their families live every day: one where people with dementia receive hundreds of hours a month in unpaid care from spouses, adult children and…
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How Prioritizing Your Children Can Do Wonders For Your Pantry Space
fizkes/Shutterstock By Preston Smith/Sept. 6, 2021 1:29 pm EDT Pantries are sacred places. They house all our food and cooking supplies, and with cooking and food being such important cornerstones of both culture and everyday life, your pantry inherently means a…
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Regional differences in prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in children
In general, children are less frequently affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as compared to adults. The infection rates of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the virus responsible for COVID-19, in children are not well…
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