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Amid pressing mental health needs in children, primary care practices struggle to get help
The need for mental health care in children and adolescents has been surging; rates of suicide and self-harm are increasing,... Read more
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Even minor exposure to light before bedtime may disrupt a preschooler's sleep
Even slight exposure to light can prompt the critical sleep-promoting hormone melatonin to plummet in preschoolers in the hour before... Read more -
Quality improvement initiative increases breastfeeding rates in Mississippi
CHAMPS (Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices), a multi-year quality improvement (QI) initiative in the state of Mississippi led by... Read more -
Young sexual minority men and transgender women are at higher risk of transactional sex
About a fifth of young sexual minority males and transgender females are estimated to be engaging in transactional, or survival... Read more -
Ultrasound technique predicts hip dysplasia in infants
A technique that uses ultrasound images to determine the depth and shape of the hip socket can accurately predict which... Read more -
Performance enhancing substances linked to eating disorder symptoms
With increasing value and emphasis being placed on muscularity and leanness as today's body ideal, the use of appearance- and... Read more
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MIS-C patients have deeply dysregulated protein profiles, according to new research
Levels of proteins in the plasma of patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) are significantly dysregulated and share... Read more -
Cash support for low-income families impacts infant brain activity
A team of investigators from six universities across the U.S. reports that an intervention designed to reduce poverty had a... Read more -
Risks discussed for alternative peripartum, neonatal practices
(HealthDay)—The risks associated with emerging alternative peripartum and neonatal practices are discussed in a report published online Jan. 24 in... Read more -
Risk for diabetes increased for pediatric patients with COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Patients aged younger than 18 years with diagnosed COVID-19 have an increased risk for newly diagnosed diabetes >30 days after... Read more -
Increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in children during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, more children and adolescents have newly developed type 1 diabetes than in previous years. This is... Read more -
Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during pandemic
Longitudinal survey data of more than 3,000 adolescents ages 11-14 recorded before and during the early months of the COVID-19... Read more -
Living environment affects child's weight development from birth to school age
A new study shows that living in a neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is a risk factor for adverse weight development in... Read more -
Sleep routines set kids up for success at school
Late night movies, gaming marathons and impromptu sleepovers may have featured over the holidays, but as we near a new... Read more -
National Poll: Two in three parents don't make kids use helmets when sledding
Snow days bring many families to ski slopes and sledding hills for winter fun, but they may also come with... Read more
