COVID-19 Pandemic at a Tipping Point: WHO
Organization's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee met last week to discuss COVID-19
Utah Becomes First State to Ban Transgender Health Care for Minors
American Civil Liberties Union of Utah responded by saying the law violated due process and constitutional equal protection rights
Infant Screen Use Linked to Alterations in Cortical EEG Before Age 2
Link between infant screen time, executive functioning at school age partially mediated by frontocentral and parietal theta/beta ratios
Gestational Age Tied to Body Size in Infancy, Childhood
However, in adolescence, BMI was similar between preterm and term peers
Odds of Severe COVID-19 Disease Lower for Children During Omicron Predominance
Omicron cases had the highest hospital admission frequency; however, odds of severe illness lower than with delta and alpha variants
Only 10 Percent of U.S. Counties Have a Pediatric Ophthalmologist
Disparities seen in geographic distribution tied to socioeconomic status
Sleep Disorders in Children and Parents Increase Parental Stress
Child sleep disorders positively correlate with parent insomnia and sleep apnea
IVF Not Tied to Worse Developmental, Educational Outcomes
Findings for assessments conducted both at 4 to 6 years and 7 to 9 years versus spontaneously conceived children
FDA Says No to Regulating CBD Products as Supplements
How to regulate CBD supplements has become a pressing public health concern as the popularity of CBD supplements has exploded in the United States
Updated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID-19 Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
Committee members also weighed a proposal to streamline the dosing schedule for COVID-19 vaccines by turning them into annual shots
