TUESDAY, April 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the antiviral remdesivir as the first COVID-19 treatment for young children. The drug had so far only been available to this age group under a special FDA emergency use authorization order. Now, doctors treatingContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The World Health Organization said it is investigating an outbreak of acute hepatitis among children that now involves 11 countries, including the United States. Among the 169 reported cases, at least one child has died from this inflammation of the liver and 17Continue Reading
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two in five adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder say their mental health is excellent, which is significantly lower than people without the disorder, but still an encouraging finding, according to the authors of a new study. Their analysis of a Canadian government mental healthContinue Reading
SUNDAY, April 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Anxiety over the COVID-19 pandemic is common among young children, and parents may wonder how to quell those concerns. An expert from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston has some advice. “Parents should have a clear idea of what their thoughts are aboutContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many kindergartners fell behind on their childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, U.S. health officials warned Thursday. The drop has not been precipitous: About 94% of kindergarteners had their required vaccines during the 2020-2021 school year, a drop of about one percentage point andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Guns have surpassed road crashes as the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens. Gun-related deaths rose 29% among 1- to 19-year-olds from 2019 to 2020, according to a new University of Michigan study. In all, there were more than 4,300Continue Reading
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with Down syndrome are more likely than other kids to have sleep apnea, and existing treatments often fail to work. Now, an implanted device that stimulates tongue nerves shows promise in reducing their sleep disruptions, a new study finds. A device calledContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 9 in 10 children ages 5-11 who were hospitalized for COVID-19 from mid-December to late February were unvaccinated, a rate that was two times higher than for vaccinated children, a new government study shows. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease ControlContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If your child is a picky eater and you feel you need to give them dietary supplements, you’re not alone. In a new poll of more than 1,200 U.S. parents with at least one child aged 1 to 10, more than half saidContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana edibles that mimic the packaging of popular snack foods pose a risk to children, a new study warns. Researchers looked at the packaging of more than 200 types of edible marijuana products and found that nearly one in 10 resembled commercial snackContinue Reading