Researchers have uncovered a higher risk of death in black vs. white children with kidney failure over the last two decades that seems to be mediated by differences in access to kidney transplantation. The findings, which ...
Dec 29, 2016
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Black and Hispanic children with Type 1 diabetes are more likely than their white peers to develop stiffened arteries—a precursor to heart disease and stroke—during the first decade of their diabetes diagnosis, new research ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Vulnerability to upper respiratory viruses such as flu and the common cold may help explain significant racial and ethnic disparities among children suffering from asthma, according to a new study published in the Journal ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Being suspended from school or sent to the office is tied to a big drop in grade point average (GPA), especially for Black and Latinx children, according to UC San Francisco researchers.
Oct 20, 2023
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Suicide is a leading cause of death among children younger than 12 years. Suicide rates in this age group have remained steady overall for the past 20 years, but a study published today in JAMA Pediatrics from The Research ...
May 18, 2015
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Parents have had to wait a long time to have access to a COVID-19 vaccine for their kids under the age of 5, but a new survey shows many still won't get a shot for their children.
Jul 26, 2022
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Psychology researchers at North Carolina State University have developed and validated a new tool for assessing how accurate people are at recognizing emotion in elementary school-aged children. The technique will facilitate ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Black children who underwent heart transplant surgery for the first time were more than three times as likely to die after six months than white children, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American ...
Jul 13, 2022
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Once children believe that a group is characterized by a certain trait, they think individual people within that group should also be judged by that trait, according to a University of Michigan study.
Dec 22, 2016
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(HealthDay)—U.S. kids are drinking far more water than sodas and fruit drinks, health officials say.
Sep 13, 2018
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