Pediatrics

New algorithms could improve pediatric tuberculosis diagnosis

Tuberculosis stands as one of the leading causes of death among young people across the world. Modeling studies suggest that in over 96% of the deadly cases involving children younger than 15 years old, the infected child ...

Overweight & Obesity

Extra pounds put kids at higher risk for hypertension, shows study

A Kaiser Permanente study of more than 800,000 young people between the ages of 3 and 17 showed that youth at the upper range of average weight had a 26% higher risk of developing hypertension than those closer to what is ...

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