Cardiology
Coronavirus intensifies existing issues for older immigrants
Even when there isn't a pandemic, America's growing population of senior immigrants faces health care challenges.
Apr 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Up to 50,000 U.S. kids may be hospitalized with COVID-19 by year's end
(HealthDay)—While children seem to have been largely spared from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, a new study suggests it's possible that up to 50,000 U.S. children might end up hospitalized with COVID-19 by the end ...
Apr 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 possibly striking more children than expected
The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported—a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate the demand on health care systems and pediatric intensive care units ...
Apr 17, 2020
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Pediatrics
Lockdowns threaten childrens' nutrition: why extra care is needed
Data from two years ago shows that close to 60% of children in South Africa lived below the poverty line, while a third were below the food poverty line. Statistics also show that households with children are more likely ...
Apr 13, 2020
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Pediatrics
How can parents help children cope with COVID-19 disruptions?
Kelly Tu, a professor of human development and family studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, spoke with News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest about ways parents can help children cope with the changes ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Pediatrics
How to keep housebound kids busy during a pandemic
(HealthDay)—If you and the kids are staying home to avoid the coronavirus, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers this advice to help you make the best of the situation.
Mar 23, 2020
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Autism spectrum disorders
Autism rates declining among wealthy whites, escalating among poor
Wealthy, white California counties—once considered the nation's hotbeds for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - have seen prevalence flatten or fall in the last two decades, while rates among poor whites and minorities keep ...
Mar 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts agree that Trump's coronavirus response was poor, but the US was ill-prepared in the first place
As the coronavirus pandemic exerts a tighter grip on the nation, critics of the Trump administration have repeatedly highlighted the administration's changes to the nation's pandemic response team in 2018 as a major contributor ...
Mar 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Several US states close schools to halt coronavirus
At least six US states have ordered schools to close in an attempt to curb the spread of the new coronavirus which has infected more than 1,660 people across the country.
Mar 13, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depressed, rural moms face greater health challenges—and so do their kids
Research at Washington State University has linked chronic depression with increased health problems for moms and children in poor rural communities, revealing the need for better treatment based on teamwork and trust.
Mar 6, 2020
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