Study shows the pandemic set kindergartners back developmentally
The COVID-19 pandemic set kindergartners' development back in several ways, a new study says.
Mar 13, 2025
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Female genital mutilation is a leading cause of death for girls where it's practiced
Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and girls. It's practiced in at least 25 African countries, as well as parts of the Middle East and ...
Feb 6, 2025
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Physical neglect can be as damaging to children's social development as abuse
While physical neglect is understudied compared to physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect is just as damaging to children's social development, a recent study indicates.
Jan 9, 2025
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Why there is no such thing as normal in child development
For parents, caregivers and teachers, it's often tempting to base our thinking on a child's development around what we understand as "normal." Much of the time we do this without thinking, describing a child as "doing well" ...
Dec 25, 2024
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Transparency and reporting characteristics of randomized controlled trials with Chinese herbal medicine
In 2017, the CONSORT-CHM Formulas 2017 extension was introduced to enhance the reporting transparency of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) formulas. This development aimed to detail ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Blending medicine with cuisine: A new chapter in health
Long the bedrock of traditional Chinese medicine, the "medicine and food homology" principle has long dictated health-conscious eating. Yet, in the face of modernization and the blending of global health trends, there's an ...
Aug 12, 2024
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Stressed China youth fuel wellness boom with traditional twist
Popping supplements, drinking herbal teas and signing up for lifestyle classes, China's youth are turning to the wellness industry as work stress and pandemic memories spur a growing interest in health.
Aug 9, 2024
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Cultural clashes can make it harder for immigrants to parent. Better support can improve their child's mental health
More than 10% of children and young people worldwide have a diagnosable mental health problem. If these problems are not detected and treated, children may suffer the same or other mental health problems in adulthood.
Aug 1, 2024
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Female genital mutilation: entrenched ritual with devastating effects
Lawmakers in the West African nation of The Gambia have rejected a highly controversial push to try overturn a ban on female genital mutilation.
Jul 15, 2024
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Resisting the backlash against equity in medicine will improve health outcomes for all
A backlash against EDIA (equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility) is gripping Canadian medicine. This is no surprise for a historically conservative institution, but as a family physician who has dedicated more than ...
Jun 9, 2024
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