(HealthDay)—A new study is highlighting yet another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: It has likely made it even harder for kids with obesity to manage their weight. , researchers said, are no surprise. Many adults, ...
Nov 19, 2021
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Swollen gums, rotten teeth, patients in excruciating pain, children afraid to smile.
Nov 1, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Researchers have created a six-stage process to help families of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) deal with the disorder.
Oct 20, 2021
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A family's socioeconomic status affects children's health long into adulthood. Individuals growing up in low-income families have much higher risk of obesity and obesity-related diseases later in life. That's especially true ...
Sep 27, 2021
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(HealthDay)—During the COVID-19 pandemic, uninsurance rates increased among low-income adults in four Southern states, with Medicaid expansion protecting against the increase among Black and Latinx individuals, according ...
Aug 13, 2021
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Rates of childhood obesity are at historically high levels in the U.S., yet there are few interventions that promote healthy weight gain in children from infancy to age two—a critical period for the development and prevention ...
Jul 29, 2021
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When physicians and insurers haggle over reimbursement payments, health care providers lose revenue due to extra administrative burdens—an issue that is particularly acute with Medicaid, a key part of the social safety ...
Jul 26, 2021
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When kids sit down to eat lunch at school, fruits and vegetables may not be their first choice. But with more time at the lunch table, they are more likely to pick up those healthy foods. If we want to improve children's ...
Jul 21, 2021
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A new paper in JAMA Network Open, written by Berkeley Public Health Professor of Community Health Sciences Barbara Laraia, Ph.D., MPH, RD, Anil Aswani, Ph.D., associate professor of industrial engineering and operations research ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Kindergartners from low-income families spent more than six hours a day in front of screens during two early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a small Ohio study suggests.
May 12, 2021
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