School policies that require students with COVID-19 to stay out of the classroom for five days are more than sufficient. That's because children infected with the omicron variant remained infectious for a median time of three ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Students who participated in universal school-based depression screening were twice as likely to begin treatment compared to their peers who did not receive this screening, according to a new study by Penn State College of ...
Nov 5, 2021
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Since March 2020, parents, educators, and politicians have debated whether to send children to school in person during the COVID-19 pandemic. New research suggests that in most regions, with the exception of the South, opening ...
Nov 3, 2021
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An unprecedented study mapping child deaths over almost two decades finds that nearly half of the 5.4 million under-five deaths in 2017 can be attributed to differences in child death rates within and across countries.
Oct 16, 2019
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A new study looking at the share of cancers related to obesity finds an at least 1.5-fold difference between states with the highest and lowest proportions. The proportion of cancer cases that could be attributable to excess ...
Dec 27, 2018
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Previous reports of person to person transmissions have all occurred in family clusters, suggesting that either common exposures or genetic susceptibility might contribute to the infection.
Nov 18, 2015
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Parents of school-aged children have plenty on their plates as they transition back to school routines. For most Canadian families, beyond concerns about school supplies or new experiences, it also means another year of packing ...
Sep 7, 2024
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From 2020 to 2021, life expectancy at birth declined for 39 U.S. states and increased for 11 states, according to the Aug. 21 National Vital Statistics Reports.
Aug 21, 2024
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Sixth-grade boys were lining up to be measured in the Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School library. As they took off their shoes and emptied their pockets, they joked about being the tallest.
Apr 17, 2024
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School meals are critical to child health. Research has shown that school meals can be more nutritious than meals from other sources, such as meals brought from home.
Mar 19, 2024
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