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Nerve block may reduce opioid use in infants undergoing cleft palate surgery
For infants undergoing cleft palate surgery, local anesthetic injection targeting the maxillary nerve of the face may reduce or eliminate the need for opioid medications to control postoperative pain, reports a study in The ...
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Adding antibody treatment to chemo boosts outcomes for children with rare cancer
Children with a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma which hasn't responded to initial treatment or that has relapsed may benefit from adding antibody treatment to usual chemotherapy, according to new results from a clinical ...
Dec 12, 2025
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Plant-based diets in children: Largest study of its kind highlights benefits—and risks
Vegetarian and vegan diets can support healthy growth when carefully planned with appropriate supplementation, finds a major new meta-analysis—the most comprehensive study to date of plant-based diets in children.
Dec 12, 2025
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Chewable supplements help improve bone density of adolescents with HIV, clinical trial finds
Giving adolescents living with HIV high-dose Vitamin D and calcium supplements can help improve their bone density and reduce the risk of fractures, a new study suggests.
Dec 12, 2025
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FDA approves cochlear implants for children as young as 7 months
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded indication for MED-EL (Medical Electronics) cochlear implants for children ages 7 months and older with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).
Dec 12, 2025
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Physicians raise concerns about federal hep B vaccine change
Providers are reeling from a change made by a federal agency responsible for setting and updating vaccination guidelines for American children and adults.
Dec 12, 2025
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Farm-living families develop earlier immune maturation against food allergies, study finds
Children who grow up in farming communities have long been known to develop far fewer allergies than their urban peers. A new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), offers one possible reason why: their ...
Dec 11, 2025
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Indigenous infants are born with more diverse gut bacteria than urban-born babies, study finds
Despite facing some of the highest rates of chronic disease later in life, a new study has found remote First Nations Australians are born with a natural health advantage—a rich and diverse gut microbiome.
Dec 11, 2025
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Canadian wildfire smoke worsened pediatric asthma in US Northeast, study shows
New research from the University of Vermont reveals exposure to smoke from Canadian wildfires in the summer of 2023 led to worsening asthma symptoms in children in Vermont and upstate New York.
Dec 11, 2025
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Clean water boosts child health in Mozambique, study shows
In Mozambique, more than one in three children under five suffer from stunting (impaired physical growth) , a sign of chronic undernutrition. New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that improving access to safe ...
Dec 11, 2025
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How to protect your child's teeth if your water lacks fluoride
For generations, fluoridated drinking water has helped safeguard the teeth of most American children. Yet recently, skepticism over this public-health measure has gained new traction, and some locales—including the states ...
Dec 11, 2025
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Children with cognitive disabilities missing in NDIS data
According to recent figures, about 250,000 children under the age of 15 participate in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). But a new scoping review out of the University of Adelaide has highlighted gaps in literature ...
Dec 11, 2025
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How one Florida program reduced preterm births, and how it could serve as a model for other communities
One in 10 babies in the U.S.—nearly 374,000 infants—were born preterm in 2023, meaning before 37 weeks of pregnancy. More than 15% were very preterm, meaning they were born before 32 weeks. A full-term pregnancy lasts ...
Dec 11, 2025
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Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products
Federal health officials on Wednesday expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in March 2022.
Dec 11, 2025
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Body image issues in adolescence are linked to depression in adulthood, twin study finds
Teenagers who are unhappy with their bodies are more likely to develop symptoms of eating disorders and depression in early adulthood, according to a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.
Dec 10, 2025
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Uncovering the why behind cleft lip and palate with live imaging and gene editing
Every face is unique. Genetics helps to determine our features, but sometimes genes have errors which, in early fetal development, can result in babies with facial differences such as a cleft lip or cleft palate. If not treated, ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Years of war in Ukraine leave adolescents facing a growing mental health emergency
Adolescents who have lived through the escalating phases of the Russo-Ukrainian war are experiencing alarming levels of psychological distress, according to a new large-scale time-trend study from the Research Center for ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Study links gut and bloodstream infections in newborns within sub-Saharan Africa for the first time
New research from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has shown gut and bloodstream infections are caused by the same bacteria, giving hope of better prevention and diagnosis of deadly neonatal sepsis.
Dec 10, 2025
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Wearable system advances neonatal health monitoring in Ethiopia
A new, soft, all-in-one, wearable system has been designed for continuous wireless monitoring of neonatal health in low-resource settings. Developed by Georgia Tech researchers using advanced packaging technologies, the system ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Low-capability pediatric hospitals more than doubled from 2003 to 2022: Study
From 2003 to 2022, there was a more than doubling in low-capability pediatric hospitals, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in Pediatrics.
Dec 10, 2025
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UK research reveals dramatic rise in young people using mental health services
One in five young people in the UK now access specialist mental health care by age 18—a four-fold increase in under two decades, new research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests.
Dec 10, 2025
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Extreme heat linked to lower literacy and numeracy skills in young children
More and more, research is showing that increasing temperatures associated with climate change are affecting human health. A study, recently published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, takes a deeper dive ...
Breastfeeding while on antidepressants does not affect a child's IQ, long-term study finds
Breastfeeding mothers can feel reassured by new research that has found that taking antidepressant treatment does not negatively impact their baby's brain development.
Violence against women and children among top health threats, global study reveals
Sexual violence against children and intimate partner violence against women are two of the most devastating yet persistently underrecognized global health challenges and rank among the top risks for mortality and morbidity ...
Dec 9, 2025
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