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Sepsis is linked to nearly one in five pediatric hospital deaths in the US
Nearly one in five pediatric hospital deaths in the United States involve sepsis, according to a new national study published in JAMA. The study also found that sepsis occurs in about one in every 75 pediatric hospitalizations ...
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Researchers develop new sensor system to prevent pressure injuries
Hospital stays can be long and arduous; they can also cause serious complications. When a person lies in one position too long and begins to sweat, painful sores called pressure injuries (PIs) can form on the body, leading ...
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If you think your toddler's often ill, you're right—what going to nursery means for catching colds and building immunity
There's no nice way to put it: Small children are snotty. A research study that tested children for multiple respiratory viruses every week for a year found that under-fives are carrying one or more viruses 50% of the time. ...
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Babies learn a lot in their first year. But their behavior doesn't always tell the full story
Anyone who has spent time with a baby knows how unpredictable the first year can feel. One week a baby suddenly seems to "get" something new. The next week, that same response may disappear.
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Why a better-performing developing brain may be a better-tuned brain
An influential hypothesis in neuroscience is that the brain may operate near criticality, a transition zone between subcritical dynamics, associated with excessive inhibition, and super-critical dynamics, associated with ...
Mutant group B strep strains may explain infections in newborns
A new study could explain why some mothers can still pass Group B Streptococcus, or GBS, to their babies after childbirth even when they're treated with antibiotics. A Michigan State University research team discovered postpartum ...
Mar 21, 2026
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It's not just vaccines—parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn't get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent day, more than a quarter ...
Mar 21, 2026
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Coping with chronic disease when food is scarce takes its toll on mental health, researchers find
Twenty-five years into her diabetes and youth research, epidemiology professor Angela Liese and her team continue to increase our understanding of this uniquely vulnerable population. The team's recent findings reveal that ...
Mar 21, 2026
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Engineered tissue offers hope for children born with 'missing' esophagus
Scientists from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) have created the first lab‑grown esophagus—the food pipe—shown to safely replace a full section of the organ and restore normal ...
Mar 20, 2026
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What is Flumist, the new flu vaccine for kids that's sprayed in their noses?
Many kids are scared of getting needles, and this can stop them getting vaccinations that protect that against the flu. Less than 1 in 4 Australian children were vaccinated against influenza in 2025.
Mar 20, 2026
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More sleep and physical activity may prevent Type 2 diabetes in teens
Adolescents who replaced just half an hour of sedentary behaviors, such as sitting on the couch or spending time at the computer, each day for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity or sleep may lower their insulin resistance, ...
Mar 20, 2026
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Switching from milk to solid food in early life helps reprogram the gut's immune defenses, researchers find
According to a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Tongji University and collaborating institutions, weaning or switching from milk to solid food in early life doesn't just change what babies eat, it helps ...
Mar 19, 2026
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A liquid biopsy blood test may improve children's survival of cancer in Africa
In a study published in Nature Medicine, researchers from the University of Oxford and the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania have shown that a minimally invasive liquid ...
Mar 19, 2026
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Why 4 in 10 children in Papua New Guinea miss vaccinations
Four in ten children in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain Province (ENBP) received no vaccinations in 2023, and new research has revealed why. The study led by Burnet Institute found most caregivers strongly support vaccinating ...
Mar 19, 2026
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Inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products common in high-income countries
Inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products, also known as period poverty, may be more widespread in high-income countries than previously thought, according to a review published online March 13 in the Journal of Adolescent ...
Mar 19, 2026
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New global benchmark for child health research
The largest project of its kind in Australia that will answer the biggest questions facing a generation today has set a new global benchmark for child health research, new findings reveal. The research, led from Murdoch Children's ...
Mar 19, 2026
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Free summer camp helps close the gap in healthy behaviors for kids, study finds
Researchers from the Arnold Healthy Kids Initiative and Research Center for Child Well-Being have continued publishing results from their three-year study examining the health effects of providing free summer camp for children ...
Mar 18, 2026
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When an eating disorder becomes a medical emergency, resources are available for hospitals
They're tired all the time. They fainted at school. Their blood pressure, body temperature or heart rate are super low. They've lost a lot of weight in a few months. Their hair is falling out.
Mar 18, 2026
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Positive childhood experiences are important for long-term outcomes, but not everyone gets them
For decades, members of the Rural Health Research Center have been studying how childhood experiences impact long-term outcomes. Much of this research has examined the negative effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) ...
Mar 18, 2026
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Frequent infections in nursery help toddlers build up immune systems, review finds
Young children who attend nursery get sick more often than those who don't, but they will go on to have fewer illnesses during early school years, finds a new review of evidence by a group of parent-scientists involving University ...
Mar 18, 2026
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Self-esteem and openness to LGBTQ peers help all high schoolers, finds a study
For teens entering high school—an anxious time for many—inclusive environments benefit not only those identifying as LGBTQ but also their majority-group peers, Cornell-led psychology research finds. Especially for LGBTQ ...
Mar 18, 2026
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Trends in youth mental health from 1990 to 2021 reveal a pandemic-era surge
Adolescence, the stage of development between childhood and adulthood, is characterized by many profound physical, mental, and emotional changes. During this critical stage, young people can experience various difficulties ...
Promising new therapy developed for most common form of bone cancer in children and young adults
Finding an effective treatment for osteosarcoma, the most common type of bone cancer in children and young adults, has puzzled medical researchers for 40 years. Now, a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University ...
Mar 17, 2026
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Automated intervention shows significant increase in smoking cessation behavior
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that a new automated tobacco treatment system integrated into routine pediatric care helped drive a 3.9% absolute increase in smoking cessation among mothers—a ...
Mar 17, 2026
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More and more pregnant people are planning births outside of hospitals, but at what risk?
A recent study led by Ph.D. in Epidemiology candidate Marion Granger Howard and published in JAMA Pediatrics compared the health outcomes of planned hospital births vs. planned community births (i.e., births that were intended ...
Mar 17, 2026
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