Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth are more than five times more likely to screen positive for suicide risk compared to cisgender females, who tend to screen positive at higher rates than cisgender males, according ...
Sep 15, 2024
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Around one in three children and teens around the world is short (near)-sighted, with the global prevalence of myopia set to top 740 million cases by 2050 in this age group, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, ...
Sep 24, 2024
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The obesity medication liraglutide is safe and effective in children aged 6 to
Sep 10, 2024
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A new study from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) uncovers how early lifestyle changes can have long-lasting impacts. A diet and physical activity intervention in childhood and adolescence was found to profoundly influence ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Giving women at risk of premature birth a simple magnesium sulfate infusion (or 'drip') can prevent their babies from developing cerebral palsy, a recent review has confirmed. The drug itself costs approximately £5 (~$6.50) ...
Sep 23, 2024
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Thomas VanCott compares his son Jake's experience with autism to life on a tightrope. Upset the delicate balance and Jake, 18, plunges into frustration, slapping himself and twisting his neck in seemingly painful ways.
Sep 12, 2024
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The dental health benefits of adding fluoride to drinking water may be smaller now than before fluoride toothpaste was widely available, an updated Cochrane review has found.
Oct 3, 2024
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Fifty years after it was first coined, the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) now does more harm than good and should be dropped, according to a group of Canadian doctors led by University of Alberta developmental ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Spending time with a medical clown can shorten the length of hospital stay for children with pneumonia, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria. They can also ...
Sep 8, 2024
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New research published today shows that Australian teenagers who have vaped are much more likely to then try smoking, with Australia's youngest adolescents the most at risk.
Sep 10, 2024
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