Health
Just 2% of U.S. teens eat recommended amount of veggies
(HealthDay)—In findings that may ring true to parents, a new government survey shows that a paltry 2% of U.S. high school students are eating enough vegetables.
Jan 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Randomised trials could help to return children safely to schools: study
Schools are closing again in response to surging levels of COVID-19 infection, but staging randomised trials when students eventually return could help to clarify uncertainties around when we should send children back to ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Rapid COVID tests could hold the key to reopening
USC researchers are collaborating with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on a multiphase project to examine the use of coronavirus rapid antigen tests among first responders ...
Nov 3, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
A post-pandemic path to solving the nursing home crisis
In "Long-Term Care Policy after COVID-19—Solving the Nursing Home Crisis," published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a collaboration of experts across several Penn schools advocates for "a combination of funding, ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Health
Care is the secret ingredient in school lunch programs
"Now you just have to starve," a student told us bluntly when we asked about their new school lunch program.
Oct 14, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds Hong Kong children's well-being ranks lowest
In a recent international survey conducted by Lingnan University (LU) in Hong Kong on children's well-being, the overall well-being of Hong Kong children aged 12 and 10 ranked the lowest and second lowest respectively when ...
Sep 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Children and schools during the COVID-19 pandemic: do school closures help?
A special session at this week's ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Diseases (ECCVID, held online 23-25 September) will see a new review of the evidence presented to address the difficult issue of school closures and reopenings. ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Health
Are people who vote healthier than those who don't?
A new policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that California adults who in are good health with little psychological distress are more likely to consistently vote in local, state and national elections ...
Sep 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
French children over 11 to wear masks at school
French schoolchildren above the age of 11 will be required to wear masks when they return to school in just over a week in a bid to halt the quickening spread of the coronavirus, the education minister said.
Aug 21, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Talking with parents empowers Latino youths to engage in community
When Latino youths lend their voices to political causes—from immigration policies that have separated families to recent Black Lives Matter protests—their resilience originates from home.
Jul 8, 2020
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