Pediatrics
Masks in class—how damaging to child development?
Two years into the pandemic, concerns around the effect of masks on the linguistic, emotional and social development of children are taking center stage.
Feb 11, 2022
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Health
Q and A: Children and video games
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My son began virtual learning when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down our local school system. He is 14 and enjoys school online, so we have continued this. Unfortunately, my son's only extracurricular activities ...
Dec 29, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Cochlear implant in deaf children with autism can improve language skills and social engagement
Restoring hearing through cochlear implantation for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can help them understand spoken language and enhance social interactions, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's ...
Dec 23, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Role of social entrepreneurship in obesity prevention
Obesity has sometimes been called the silent epidemic, exposing millions of adults and children around the world to increased risks of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and coronary heart disease. ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Study finds infants later diagnosed with autism show reduced social communication before their first birthday
The foundation for social communication is present from birth, with newborns preferring to orient to faces over non-faces and caregivers over strangers. Between 9-12 months of age, infants develop other social communication ...
Nov 17, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Urgent need to address mental health effects of climate change, says report
With a large majority of Americans concerned about climate change and an increasing number expressing alarm and distress, it is past time to address this burgeoning public health crisis at the individual, community and societal ...
Nov 4, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ghanaian youth positive mental health linked to social connections and caring
Social scientists have quantitatively explored the links between psycho-social development among youth and their mental health in Ghana and found that emotional, social, and psychological well-being are linked to having healthy ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Missing well-child visits leads to delayed autism diagnoses
In the days and months after a baby is born come a flurry of checkups. But after the first year of life, attendance at well-child visits often drops off.
Oct 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain 'noise' may hold the keys to psychiatric treatment efficacy
It remains a central challenge in psychiatry to reliably judge whether a patient will respond to treatment. In a new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and ...
Oct 14, 2021
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Ophthalmology
UN adopts first resolution on vision, aims to help 1 billion
The U.N. General Assembly approved its first-ever resolution on vision, calling on its 193 member nations to ensure access to eye care for everyone in their countries which would contribute to a global effort to help at least ...
Jul 24, 2021
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