TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Long-term use of anti-seizure medications in babies who had seizures soon after birth may not be necessary and could be harmful, a new study suggests. Newborns who have seizures after birth are at risk of long-term conditions such as developmental delays, cerebral palsyContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A small number of teens and young adults have experienced heart inflammation after receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) said that it hasContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Leslie Maier lost her son, Chris, to meningococcal meningitis more than 15 years ago, but by telling his story she hopes to educate other parents about this rare but potentially deadly illness that a vaccine can prevent. Soon after Chris passed away inContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New insight into why you don’t remember your earliest years of life is provided in a new study. “A fundamental mystery about human nature is that we remember almost nothing from birth through early childhood, yet we learn so much critical information duringContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new coronavirus that appears to have jumped from a dog to a child has been discovered from a case three years ago, but it’s unclear what threat it may pose. This new canine-like coronavirus was found in a child in Malaysia inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Family history, race and sex are among the factors that increase a child’s risk of asthma, a new study shows. “These findings help us to better understand what groups of children are most susceptible to asthma early in life,” said study co-author ChristineContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of spinal fractures suffered by American children and teens occur in car crashes when they aren’t wearing seat belts, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data on more than 34,500 U.S. patients younger than 18 who suffered spinal fractures between 2009 andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A help in ‘ruff’ times: When it comes to coping with the stress of college life, new research shows that vulnerable students are far better served by therapy dogs than stress management courses. In the study, more than 300 students at Washington StateContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Infants exposed to secondhand smoke in the womb and early childhood are likely to have weaker lungs, a new study suggests. The finding is based on levels of blood cotinine during pregnancy and childhood; blood cotinine is the result of the body processingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The actual number of U.S. children hospitalized due to COVID-19 may be lower than current figures suggest, a new study indicates. That’s because counts of hospitalized children who test positive for COVID-19 may include those who were admitted for other reasons and haveContinue Reading