Psychology & Psychiatry
Your teen and social media: Experts offer tips to parents
When parents meet U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, one concern comes up time after time.
Jul 31, 2023
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Autism spectrum disorders
New research shows private equity profiting off autism services
Before 2001, neither commercial health insurance companies nor Medicaid covered services for people with autism. By 2015, thanks in large part to the advocacy of thousands of parents, all but seven states had mandates requiring ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Autism spectrum disorders
A simple intervention could help promote understanding of autistic children
A short and simple intervention that needs no specialized training to deliver could help encourage understanding and engagement with autistic children in recreational settings like day camps, according to a recent study led ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Kids who plant themselves in front of TV more likely to have metabolic syndrome as adults
Here's another reason to get your kids up and moving: Excessive TV watching in childhood leads to a higher risk of metabolic syndrome at age 45, a new long-term study finds.
Jul 24, 2023
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Pediatrics
Keeping kids safe outside during summer play
Summer vacation for kids is well underway. Finding activities to keep the kids busy and destinations to visit can be on many parents' list. There is one place Mayo Clinic's Dr. Steven Maher hopes they don't have to visit—and ...
Jul 23, 2023
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Pediatrics
5 ways your teen can prepare for sports season
Competitive sports can be a lot of fun for kids and teens, but starting a new season requires some planning.
Jul 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
1 in 5 kids had long COVID symptoms months after infection
Close to one-fifth of kids with COVID-19 may still have lingering symptoms months after their initial infection, new research finds.
Jul 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How mindfulness can ease your dental anxiety, even if you don't love meditating
One day in 2013, as Christina DiBona Pastan, D91, DG94 was about to observe an endodontics postgraduate teaching resident perform a procedure, she noticed not all was well with the student.
Jul 18, 2023
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Neuroscience
Concussions won't lower your kid's IQ: Study
If your child has ever taken a knock to the head on the playing field, a new study has some reassuring news: There's no evidence that a concussion shaves points from a kid's IQ.
Jul 17, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children, like adults, tend to underestimate how welcome their random acts of kindness will be
From expressing gratitude to surprising someone with a mug of hot chocolate on a cold day, adults tend to underestimate how positively others will respond to their random acts of kindness. I'm a behavioral scientist who teamed ...
Jul 13, 2023
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