Pediatrics

Is rushing your child to the ER the right response?

If a child gets a small burn from a hot pan, starts choking or swallows medication, parents may struggle to decide whether to provide first aid at home or rush them to the hospital, suggests a new national poll.

Health

Researchers pilot 'Home-but-not Alone' app to help new parents

A research team led by Assistant Professor Shefaly Shorey from the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine has developed a novel mobile application ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Spare the praise—spoil the child

That is the key finding of research that is being presented today, Friday 5 May 2017, by Sue Westwood from De Montfort University at the British Psychological Society's Annual Conference in Brighton.

Autism spectrum disorders

Video feedback may help babies 'at risk of autism'

Researchers have been keen to establish whether you can reduce the effects of autism on a child's development if you intervene early enough. A new study with autistic babies claims that you can.

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