Recent Years Saw Increase in Youth With Anxiety, Depression
Increase seen in proportion with anxiety and depression, while proportion experiencing behavioral or conduct problems remained stable
Disparities Identified in Linkage to Care for Children With Hepatitis C
Hispanic/Latinx and White children have more than twofold and threefold increased odds of linkage to care, respectively, than Black children
United States Seeing Uptick in Whooping Cough Cases
Number of cases this year has reached 8,485, twice as many as this time last year
Moderately Preterm Birth Tied to Long-Term Cognitive Problems
Findings independent of socioeconomic, genetic, and other risk factors
Nearly Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, New Report Finds
HHS Announces Plans to Pay Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Flu Vaccine
Government hopes to be prepared for possible bird flu pandemic or outbreak of other flu variations
School-Based Asthma Therapy Boosts Asthma Control, Cuts Acute Health Care Use
Program also helps close health disparities gap for Black and Latino children at high risk for poor asthma outcomes
U.S. Faces Largest Measles Outbreak Since 2000
HHS, FDA Offer Timeline for Phasing Out Petroleum-Based Food Dyes
FDA to establish national standard and timeline for food industry to transition from petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternatives
Maternal Anemia in Early Pregnancy May Increase Risk for Congenital Heart Disease
Increased odds seen for giving birth to a child diagnosed with congenital heart disease within five years of birth
