Pediatrics
Flu shots for kids protect everybody, study shows
(HealthDay)—When elementary school students get their annual flu shot, everyone benefits, a new study shows.
Aug 21, 2020
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Addiction
Parents with children forced to do school at home are drinking more
We found that parents who are stressed by having to help their children with distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic drink seven more drinks per month than parents who do not report feeling stressed by distance learning. ...
Jul 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen this fall. Many parents, educators, doctors and economists want the same thing. But getting children back to school safely could mean keeping high-risk spots like bars and ...
Jul 9, 2020
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School closures will force many U.S. health care workers to stay home
(HealthDay)—At least 1 in 7 U.S. health care workers have to miss work to care for their children if the coronavirus pandemic keeps schools closed—and their absence could result in more patient deaths, researchers say.
Apr 6, 2020
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NY's death count nears 4,200, but there's a glimmer of hope
A slight dip in new coronavirus deaths in New York over the last 24 hours may be a glimmer of hope that the spread is slowing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday as overall fatalities in the state climbed to nearly 4,200.
Apr 5, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate childhood obesity
Public health scientists predict that school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic will exacerbate the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. Andrew Rundle, DrPH, associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Medical research
Greater social distancing could curb COVID-19 in 13 weeks: study
A University of Sydney data study from the Faculty of Engineering has revealed that social distancing must be adopted by at least 80 percent of the Australian population to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Mar 25, 2020
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Zimbabwe reports first coronavirus case
Zimbabwe on Friday reported its first coronavirus case, a man who returned to his home in the tourist resort town of Victoria Falls from Britain at the weekend.
Mar 20, 2020
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Should schools have to close, enlist childcare workers as nannies for health workers
As social distancing measures to restrain coronavirus become increasingly aggressive, one of the big points of contention is whether (and for how long) schools and childcare centers should be closed.
Mar 18, 2020
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Coronavirus claims checked by experts
Here are some of the top coronavirus and COVID-19 claims our readers said they'd like to see tested against the research evidence. We asked these public health and infectious disease experts to explain.
Mar 18, 2020
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