Cow’s Milk Intake While Breastfeeding May Cut Child Food Allergies
Findings based on food allergies diagnosed in offspring by age 12 months
Pandemic-Related MMR Vaccine Decline Persists
Authors say catch-up strategies are necessary to ensure young children receive preventive care
AAP Outlines Principles Guiding School COVID-19 Policies
Academy says opening schools generally does not significantly increase community transmission, but mirrors community transmission
U.S. Health Care Spending Increased 4.6 Percent in 2019
Growth rate similar to that experienced in 2018 and consistent with growth rate since 2016
Child Physical Abuse Encounters Declined During COVID-19
Declines occurred during period when total volume of encounters was also lower; severity of encounters unchanged versus previous years
NIDA: Teen Vaping Levels Seem to Have Plateaued in 2020
Percentage of teenagers in eighth, 10th, 12th grade vaping nicotine and marijuana remained stable from 2019 to 2020
Some Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Occurs After Seven, 10 Days
81 percent chance that a contact who was negative for SARS-CoV-2 and asymptomatic through seven days would remain so at 14 days
Odds of Anxiety, Depression, ADHD Up With Congenital Heart Disease
Youth with CHD have increased odds of anxiety and/or depression, ADHD, regardless of CHD severity
Autistic Traits ID’d in Carriers of CNVs Linked to Autism
54 percent of carriers of certain copy number variants have elevated levels of autistic traits
Few Adults Report Having Firearm Safety Discussions With Doctors
7.5 percent of respondents report having ever discussed firearm safety; 12 percent among those living with children
