Having Kids Around Might Shield You From Severe COVID: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Folks with young kids at home may be less likely than others to develop severe COVID-19, a new study suggests.Children bring home colds from day care and school and give them to their parents, and it’s thought …
Learn MoreTough to Get Your Kid to Take Medicine? An Expert Offers Tips
SUNDAY, July 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes it’s difficult for parents to get their child to take necessary medication.One expert who spends part of her workday guiding parents through this challenge offers some suggestions to make the ordeal …
Learn MoreKids With ADHD Have Differences in ‘Neural Flexibility,’ Brain Study Shows
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with ADHD may have less flexibility in the brain circuitry that allows for seamless “multitasking,” a new study suggests.Research has shown that kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ofte…
Learn MoreE-Cigarette Use Tied to Future Cannabis Use in Teens
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is a strong individual-level association between adolescent electronic cigarette use and subsequent cannabis use, according to a study published online July 22 in JAMA Network Open.
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Learn MoreGenetic Alterations ID’d in Many Pediatric Solid Tumors
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Clinically significant genetic variations are identified in 86 percent of solid tumors in pediatric patients, according to a study published online June 23 in Nature Medicine.
Alanna J. Church, M.D., from …
Learn MoreOne in 15 Male, One in 50 Female High School Students Carry Guns
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One in 15 male and one in 50 female high school students aged younger than 18 years report gun carrying during the past year, according to research published in the July 29 issue of the U.S. Centers for D…
Learn MoreSacar a los niños a la naturaleza mejora la salud pulmonar, encuentra un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 27 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vivir cerca de la naturaleza podría mejorar la función de los pulmones de los pequeñines.Unos investigadores que estudiaron la exposición de los niños a los espacios verdes encontraron que los que ten…
Learn MorePaternal Lifestyle, Demographic Factors Not Tied to Preeclampsia Risk
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Paternal lifestyle and sociodemographic factors do not appear to play a role in their partners’ preeclamptic (PE) pregnancies, according to a study published online July 7 in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica…
Learn MoreTacrolimus Variability Explored in Peds Kidney Transplant Recipients
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For pediatric kidney transplant recipients, tacrolimus intrapatient variability is associated with C1q-binding de novo donor-specific antibody formation, according to a study published online July 26 in the …
Learn MoreTelehealth Beneficial for Replacing, Supplementing Maternal Care
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Use of telehealth instead of, or as well as, in-person maternal care results in similar and sometimes better clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction, according to a review published online July 26 in t…
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