Tag: Pediatrics

Study of 28,000 childhood cancer survivors finds important differencesCredit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO -- In long-term survivors of ...

Exposure to air pollution, particularly at school, could be associated with a higher risk of overweight and obesity during childhood. ...

Rutgers research also found more studies needed on cost-effectiveness of intervention outcomes A Rutgers study has found a need for ...

Researchers say epigenetic changes negatively affect gene, resulting in neurological disorder; mouse model offers new way to test potential therapeutic ...

Where and when teens have sex matters for condom use (NEW YORK) January 29, 2019 -- A study conducted by ...

Rate of prescribing remains consistent, say CHOP researchers As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the United States, physician-researchers at ...

Credit: Children's National Health System Paradoxically, as overall firearm ownership decreased in U.S. households with young children from 1976 to ...

Gender stereotypes can hurt children -- quite literally. When asked to assess how much pain a child is experiencing based ...

Twelve independent pediatric obesity medicine and surgery specialists, led by experts at Boston Medical Center (BMC), outline an urgent need ...

Helps clinicians understand when treatment should be stepped down, and how ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (January 25, 2019) - When asthma ...

International team of 27 authors is first to link DNA variants in IRF6 to this common birth defectCredit: Children's National ...

Earlier treatment with lumacaftor/ivacaftor could arrest progression of cystic fibrosis, even reverse pancreatic damage An open label Phase 3 study ...

Lead exposure in childhood appears to have long-lasting negative effects on mental health and personality in adulthoodCredit: Adapted from JAMA ...

Scientists at the University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital are the first in Canada to use a new ...