(HealthDay)—U.S. pediatricians are taking President Donald Trump to task after he issued executive orders Wednesday that—the doctors said—will make the country a much less welcoming place for immigrant children.
Jan 26, 2017
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If adults are feeling anxious, depressed or angry about the presidential election results, their children might be feeling the same.
Nov 11, 2016
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They may have made America their new home, but immigrants whose children have special medical needs appear to be having trouble finding a true "medical home" for their child, a new study finds.
Feb 9, 2016
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The diet of Mexican immigrant children in the U.S. is different from what their mothers eat, according to Penn State sociologists, and that may mean kids are trading in the generally healthy diet of their moms for less nutritious ...
Jan 12, 2016
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Childhood obesity rates are on the rise in the U.S., with Mexican-origin children having the highest obesity rates across all ethnic groups. Penn State researchers are looking into possible factors that influence the diets ...
Jan 5, 2016
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The younger a person is when they immigrate to Canada, the higher their risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and its major subtypes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, according to a study by researchers ...
Mar 10, 2015
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Children of undocumented Mexican immigrants have a significantly higher risk of behavior problems than their co-ethnic counterparts with documented or naturalized citizen mothers, according to a new study.
Feb 26, 2015
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Access to health insurance is very limited for immigrants living in the U.S. – both undocumented immigrants and permanent residents. But a new survey has found that many U.S. adults who work on behalf of children think ...
Oct 7, 2014
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Immigrant children from all racial and ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be sedentary than U.S.-born white children, according to a new study by sociologists at Rice University. The researchers said their findings should ...
Aug 4, 2014
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Children from immigrant families now account for 42 percent of uninsured children in the United States, reports a study in the March issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part ...
Feb 24, 2014
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