Tag: CHIL
Hydroxyurea Has Sustained Clinical Benefits in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia
Fewer ED visits per year and fewer hospital days per year seen in association with hydroxyurea use
Moderately Preterm Birth Tied to Long-Term Cognitive Problems
Findings independent of socioeconomic, genetic, and other risk factors
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
Fisher-Price Recalls 253,000 Baby Toys Over Choking Risk
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Fisher-Price has recalled 253,000 baby stroller toys in the U.S. because of a...
Globally, One in 13 Youth Experience Nocturnal Enuresis
Family history, urinary tract infection, parental death, and male sex significantly increase the odds
RFK Jr. Touts Vaccine While at Funeral of Texas Girl Who Died of Measles
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The death of a second child in a fast-growing U.S. measles outbreak...
Two Louisiana Infants Die of Whooping Cough Amid Drop in Vaccinations
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Health experts are warning that whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is making...
Exposure to Maternal Cannabis Use Disorder Ups Risk for Youth Behavioral Disorders
Findings persist across various periods
Prevalence of Pediatric-Onset Chronic Conditions, Functional Limitations Increasing
Annual increase of 0.24 percentage points seen in children aged 5 to 17 years and of 0.33 percentage points for young adults age 18 to 25 years
Therapy Dogs May Reduce Child, Parent Anxiety in the Emergency Department
Findings show a trend toward decreases in salivary cortisol levels for both children and parents, as well as patient- and parent-reported outcomes
