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Cap and invest policy could pay dividends for children's health
A cap-and-invest strategy to cut transportation-related carbon emissions could provide substantial health benefits to children in New York City, with... Read more -
A parent's guide to keeping kids safe on the playground
Playgrounds are fun and can provide a great opportunity for exercise and family togetherness. But did you know that youths... Read more
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More than 10 million children were affected by COVID-19-associated parental and caregiver deaths
According to a new modeling study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, the number of children estimated to have experienced the death... Read more
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Mothers' stress rollercoaster while pregnant linked to negative emotions in babies
Pregnant people who had bigger fluctuations in stress from one moment to the next—also called lability—had infants with more fear,... Read more -
Eating behaviors of parents play a role in teens' emotional eating
Emotional eating, or eating as a coping mechanism for negative, positive, or stress-driven emotions, is associated with unhealthy dietary patterns... Read more -
Nano-preterm infants may not benefit from non-invasive versus invasive ventilation at birth
Extremely premature infants still face daunting risks of sickness or death, even though advances in neonatal-perinatal care have improved infant... Read more -
Young children who walk or bike to school are more likely to continue the habit as they age
Children who walk or bike to school at a young age are more likely to continue the healthy habit as... Read more -
Brain-injury scientist retires amid investigation of five studies on pigs
A longtime University of Pennsylvania scientist has left the school amid an investigation into "inconsistencies" in five experiments that involved... Read more -
Educators, other experts aim to build momentum in fight against youth vaping
For more than a decade, the cloud of vaping has encompassed more and more kids in the United States.... Read more -
Ask the pediatrician: How can children stay safe on the way to school?
Q: How old should kids be before biking or walking to school, and what are some tips to help keep... Read more -
How pollution changes a baby's gut, and why it matters
Exposure to air pollution in the first six months of life impacts a child's inner world of gut bacteria, or... Read more -
Thousands will die and millions will suffer from humanitarian crisis of fuel poverty in UK, warn experts
Epidemic-levels of fuel poverty affecting half of U.K. households will cause a "significant humanitarian crisis with thousands of lives lost... Read more -
Deadly 'Rainbow fentanyl' looks like candy, could entice kids
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning the public that colorfully dyed fentanyl—dubbed "rainbow fentanyl"—is readily available across the... Read more -
Researchers discover first therapeutic option for patients with rare and aggressive form of mitochondrial disease
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered a molecule that may have therapeutic benefits for children with a... Read more -
Medicaid care for transgender children is rare in Florida, data shows
One week after Florida banned the use of Medicaid to pay for medical treatment of gender dysphoria, newly released data... Read more
