FDA Approves New Drug to Protect Against RSV in Infants
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay Now) — Parents now have a new long-acting drug to protect their children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common germ that hospitalizes as many as 3% of children under the age of 1 in the United States eac…
Learn MoreLa discriminación racial aumenta el riesgo de obesidad infantil
VIERNES, 14 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La discriminación racial podría provocar unas desigualdades de salud desde una edad temprana, según unos investigadores, que encontraron que pone a los niños en riesgo de obesidad. “La exposición a la d…
Learn MoreImprovement Seen in Most Domains of Pediatric Readiness in U.S. EDs
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2013 to 2021, there was improvement in almost all domains of readiness of U.S. emergency departments to care for children, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open.Katherine E. Re…
Learn MoreNo Evidence Seen for Differences in IQ After Pediatric Concussion
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is no evidence for clinically meaningful differences in IQ scores after pediatric concussion, according to a study published online July 17 in Pediatrics.Ashley L. Ware, Ph.D., from Georgia State Univers…
Learn MoreConcussions Won’t Lower Your Kid’s IQ: Study
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If your child has ever taken a knock to the head on the playing field, a new study has some reassuring news: There’s no evidence that a concussion shaves points from a kid’s IQ.Researchers found that compared …
Learn MoreCasi 1 de cada 5 personas afirma que su lugar de trabajo puede ser tóxico
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alrededor de una quinta parte de los trabajadores estadounidenses afirman que su lugar de trabajo es tóxico, y muchos dicen que como resultado su salud mental sufre. La Asociación Americana de Psicología…
Learn MoreUn estudio amplía las evidencias de una crisis de salud mental adolescente, sobre todo en las chicas
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La depresión, la ideación suicida y otros problemas de la salud mental mandaron a números récord de jóvenes estadounidenses, sobre todo a chicas, a los departamentos de emergencias durante la pandemia de…
Learn MoreCasi 1 de cada 10 niños de EE. UU. tiene una discapacidad del desarrollo, según los CDC
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Más niños de Estados Unidos están recibiendo un diagnóstico de una discapacidad del desarrollo, y en 2021 la prevalencia se acercó a un 9 por ciento, informan los Centros para el Control y la Prevención …
Learn MoreCannabis-Involved ED Visit Rates Increased Among Youth During Pandemic
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021, and 2022, the mean weekly cannabis-involved emergency department visit rates among young persons were higher than the corresponding periods in 2019, according to re…
Learn MoreWhole-Genomic Sequencing Increases Molecular Diagnostic Yield
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Genomic sequencing has a higher molecular diagnostic yield than targeted neonatal gene sequencing for infants suspected of having a genetic disorder, according to a study published in the July 11 issue of the …
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