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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study demonstrates how pediatric integrative medicine can be implemented within a large health system

A new study conducted by University Hospitals Connor Whole Health highlights the impact of pediatric integrative medicine services. This unique self-governing program, operating within UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ...

Pediatrics

Youth with neurodevelopmental conditions experience rare but elevated mortality rates

Young people with neurodevelopmental conditions face substantial and preventable health inequalities, a University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has found.

Pediatrics

Programs aimed at reducing pollution can benefit infant health

Because policies to address pollution are costly to implement and impose social burdens, it is important to understand the full benefits of pollution-reducing programs. An article in Health Economics provides compelling evidence ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

How teen friendships may predict self harm

Most of us know what it's like to be a teenager at school—and how it feels to fit into (or fall outside of) a school's social hierarchy. This typically includes some version of the popular kids, the loners and the in-betweeners, ...

Pediatrics

How marijuana policy design could better protect teens

As more states legalize recreational marijuana, a new paper from Tonya Dodge, associate professor of psychology at George Washington University, warns that current marijuana regulations may leave adolescents vulnerable.

Health

Integrating children's health into climate adaptation measures

A Weill Cornell Medicine investigator and other members of a technical advisory group to the World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund have outlined measures that nations can take to ensure that children's ...

Pediatrics

Keeping pediatrics afloat in a sea of funding cuts

As Medicaid funding cuts enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are expected to reduce health coverage among adults, researchers and clinicians from Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and Ariadne Labs argue ...

Pediatrics

Can African countries meet 2030 childhood immunization goals?

In the last two decades, childhood immunization coverage improved significantly across most African countries. However, at least 12 countries are unlikely to achieve global targets for full immunization by 2030, according ...

Pediatrics

Study finds nerve blocks reduce pain in kids with broken legs

A study led by doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina and UMass Chan Medical School found that ultrasound-guided nerve blocks helped kids with broken thigh bones, also known as femurs, feel less pain and need ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study offers clearer picture of childhood brain tumor survival

Childhood brain tumor survival depends on the type of tumor. Comparing survival rates across countries is difficult, because brain tumors aren't recorded in the same way everywhere in Europe. A new study led by the Princess ...

Pediatrics

Texts about healthier eating may help prevent childhood obesity

According to recent estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in five children in the United States is affected by obesity. Research has shown obesity often begins in infancy, emphasizing the ...