Fewer parents vaccinating kindergartners, disease rising
Fewer parents in the U.S. vaccinated their kindergartners as more sought exemptions from routine shots over the past school year,...
Month: October 2024
Two Million Children Benefit From Free Dental Screenings
Each year, millions of children in the United States, including up to half of those with state-funded dental insurance plans,...
Are Parents Giving Their Kids Too Many Mental Health Days?
The growing public awareness around mental health is in many ways a positive development. When mental health issues are less...
Ultra-processed food consumption in US poses risk for kids: nutritionist
Super-processed packaged foods have become prevalent in U.S. diets — and experts are warning of the potential effects.Recent research has...
Long COVID Rates in Kids Revised Upward: What to Know
Gabrielle Jospa, 15, was diagnosed with long COVID after a serious bout with acute COVID-19 that left her hospitalized in...
Liraglutide lowered BMI in children ages 6 to 12
In a late-stage clinical trial, a drug similar to Ozempic was shown to reduce body mass index in kids ages...
