Tag: Pediatrics

May 26, 2019

The first-ever international collaborative report has compared the experiences of multiple-birth babies and their families to single-birth familiesCredit: Donnie Ray ...

UVA partnering to improve HPV vaccination rates in western Virginia

Team includes Virginia Center for Health Innovation, Carilion Clinic, Ballad HealthCredit: UVA Health System University of Virginia Health System is ...

If you could learn every disease your child could possibly develop in life, would you?

Adding genomic sequencing results to traditional newborn screening means a baby could potentially test positive for numerous conditions that might ...

Trinity researchers find stark social inequalities in children’s body mass index (BMI)

Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index (BMI) emerge during the pre-school years ...

CBT could benefit mental health of children with long-term conditions

The mental health of children and young people with some long term physical conditions could benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy ...

Experimental fertility preservation provides hope for young men

Credit: Children's National WASHINGTON -Testicular tissue samples obtained from 189 males who were facing procedures that could imperil fertility were ...

Picture imperfect: Eliminating asthma triggers through smartphones

Credit: Fannie Mae WASHINGTON - Children's National is among five awardees sharing $10 million in funding under Fannie Mae's Sustainable ...

Embedded psychiatrist in pediatric clinic improves evaluation access, short-term treatment

BOSTON-- A novel method of embedding child psychiatric care in an urban pediatrics clinic was found to be feasible and ...

Children’s Tumor Foundation launches NF2 accelerator to combat rare genetic disorder

Foundation to invest $2.3 million to expand NF2 drug pipeline and accelerate treatments for neurofibromatosis type 2 patients On the ...

UNC program receives recognition as ‘best evidence for impact’ on childhood obesity

UNC-Chapel Hill's NAPSACC program receives national recognition as 'best evidence for impact' on childhood obesity A March 2019 brief by ...

New stimulant formulations emerging to better treat ADHD

Reading with toddlers reduces harsh parenting, enhances child behavior

Credit: Rutgers University People who regularly read with their toddlers are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and the ...

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, Flint whistleblower, receives Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism

Foreign-born pediatrician honored by Vilcek and Gold foundations for demonstrating extraordinary humanism in healthcare New York, NY, May 23, 2019 ...

Exposure to air pollution before and after birth may affect fundamental cognitive abilities

Credit: ISGlobal A growing body of research suggests that exposure to air pollution in the earliest stages of life is ...

Variation of FTO gene linked to weight gain and obesity in children

SILVER SPRING, Md.--Researchers have discovered that children who do not have obesity, but who are at risk for the chronic ...

NIAID announces two awards for multi-year studies of influenza immunity in children

Credit: NIH The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has ...

Skin patch shows promise for children with milk-induced eosinophilic esophagitis

Nearly half of patients saw improvements in their symptomsCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A new study from Children's Hospital of ...

Hypertension found in children exposed to flower pesticides

In Ecuador, roses for Mother's Day sold around the world is major export crop, but pesticides used to grow and ...

Study identifies dog breeds, physical traits that pose highest risk of biting children

Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center New research at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and The ...

Infants later diagnosed with autism seldom initiate joint attention