December 30, 2021 US children hospitalized with COVID in near-record numbers The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in close to record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated.
December 30, 2021 Children’s mental health may suffer if they spend too much time on electronic devices, study suggests Increased electronic screen time was associated with worse mental health issues in children compared to those with lower levels of screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent JAMA Network Open paper
December 29, 2021 Experts scramble to solve South Sudan’s mysterious killer outbreak Almost 100 hundred people have died in Fangak, Jonglei State in the northern part of South Sudan from an undiagnosed illness
December 28, 2021 COVID-19 cases: NYC sees 4-fold increase in children hospitalized New York health officials are warning about the risks of COVID-19 for children after the department identified four-fold increases in coronavirus-related hospitalizations for children 18 and under beginning the week of Dec. 5 through last week.
December 15, 2021 Texas AG Paxton investigates pharma companies over puberty blockers in trans kids: 'child abuse' Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into two pharmaceutical companies that allegedly promoted hormone blocking drugs for children with gender dysphoria, even though the drugs have not been approved for this purpose. One of the companies told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ that it has not promoted the drugs for gender dysphoria.
December 7, 2021 Instagram launches feature that urges teens to take a break Instagram on Tuesday launched a feature that urges teenagers to take breaks from the photo-sharing platform and announced other tools aimed at protecting young users from harmful content on the Facebook-owned service.
December 3, 2021 Autism affects 1 in 44 US children, CDC data suggests Numbers released Thursday by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that more children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at younger ages.Â
December 1, 2021 Babies and ear piercings: Is it ever OK? Actress Hilary Duff has received backlash for getting her babies' ears pierced, but what's the risk?
November 28, 2021 Digital multitasking can be detrimental to a child’s mental health, study warns Children face a deluge of electronic information from traditional television and computers to tablets, smartphones and video games, but prior studies examining the impact of electronic media on children and adults have yield mixed results.
November 24, 2021 Children’s COVID-19 cases up 32% from two weeks ago, pediatricians report COVID-19 cases among children are up by 32% from two weeks ago, according to a recent report from pediatricians.Â