Surgery

APAGBI: teens 13+ should be assessed for VTE prophylaxis

(HealthDay)—In the perioperative period, post-pubertal adolescents should be assessed for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis because of their slightly elevated risk, according to a special article from the Association ...

Health

Children with hearing loss face more bullying

New UT Dallas research indicates that children and adolescents with hearing loss experience higher rates of peer victimization, or bullying, than children with typical hearing.

Overweight & Obesity

Income inequality impacts obesity in children

National income and income inequality impacts on body size of children and adolescents according to new research from the University of Auckland.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Here's how witnessing violence harms children's mental health

When children learn about news like the deadly school shooting that claimed more than a dozen lives on Feb. 14, 2018 in Broward County, Florida, a logical question for them to ask is: Will the same thing happen to me?

Psychology & Psychiatry

Psychiatric medications are not overprescribed for kids, finds study

A new study at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) challenges the popular notion that psychiatric medications are overprescribed in children and adolescents in the U.S. When the researchers compared prescribing ...

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