Suicide by Firearm Down Globally From 1990 to 2019
However, rates showed great variation by country, with the highest rates seen in Greenland and the United States
Persistent Opioid Use After Sarcoma Treatment Explored Among Youth
23 percent of adolescents and young adults who used opioids during treatment have new persistent use after treatment
Number of Births, Fertility Rate Increased in 2021
Increases of 1 percent seen from 2020 in provisional number of births, general fertility rate; marks first increase since 2014
Cochlear Implants Beneficial for Deafness, Developmental Delays
Gains in cognitive skills, adaptive function slower for children with low cognition, low adaptive behavior with hearing aids versus implants
Physicians Often Experience Mistreatment, Discrimination
Experience of mistreatment or discrimination by patients, families, visitors independently linked with higher odds of burnout
Global Burden of RSV Profiled in Children Aged 0 to 60 Months in 2019
In 2019, 2.0 and 3.6 percent of deaths in children aged 0 to 60 months and 28 days to 6 months, respectively, attributable to RSV infection
Three-Dose Pfizer Vaccine Spurs Strong Response in Youngest Children
Company says third dose gave the young children 80 percent protection against asymptomatic COVID-19
Emergency Shipment of Baby Formula Arrives From Europe
Formula is designated for infants intolerant of the protein supplied by cow's milk
Jif Peanut Butter Recalled Due to Possible Salmonella
Fourteen illnesses (including two hospitalizations) tied to infection; no deaths have been reported
Pediatric Mental Health Crises Up During First Year of Pandemic
Average length of boarding increased more than twofold; about half of patients experienced extended boarding of two or more days
