On January 19, 2023, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study noting that access to gender-affirming care was correlated with improved psychosocial functioning in teens and young adults....
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Richard Trumka Jr, commissioner at the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), commented on plans to ban or enforce regulations on gas stoves....
Researchers in JAMA Pediatrics highlight issues in the nation’s mental health crisis in a new study that found that pediatric mental health emergency department (ED) visits increased by 8% every...
A recent NIH study published in the Lancet Planetary Health found that increased air pollutants, such as fine particulate matter and oxidizing gases, are associated with a higher frequency of pediatric...
Researchers in JAMA Pediatrics recently published a study analyzing the impact of physical activity on depressive symptoms in children and adolescents and found that physical activity interventions...
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) has proven to be a critical tool for those unable to conceive via biological mechanisms. However, considering the relatively new nature of these tools, little is...
A study published in Diabetes Care last week found that the incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in people younger than 20 is likely to increase significantly by 2060. Based on data from the SEARCH...
According to the National Brain Tumor Society, about 700,000 people in the United States are currently living with primary brain tumors. Each year, an additional 88,970 people will be diagnosed with a...
Data from the CDC suggests that, of the 37 million people in the United States with diabetes, 90–95% have type 2 diabetes (T2D). Historically, T2D is more likely to develop in adults over 45;...
Globally, approximately 273 million people have anemia, with women and children most likely to be afflicted. Roughly 38% of pregnant women and 43% of children are anemic. During pregnancy, anemia is...
In a press release issued on November 21, 2022, Covalon Technologies Ltd announced that its SurgiClear dressing might play a role in effectively preventing sternal wound infections in pediatric...
RSV — short for a respiratory syncytial virus — is a respiratory virus common in pediatric patients. According to the CDC, the virus is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia...
As the climate change crisis progresses, plastics, specifically microplastics (MPs), increasingly threaten human health globally. Earlier this year, microplastics were found in the lungs, blood, and...
On October 11, 2022, the United States Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF) released a recommendation in JAMA Network Open advising that all adolescents between 8 and 18 years old receive anxiety...
Although postmortem imaging has been recommended as an alternative to a traditional autopsy, there have been several concerns regarding this autopsy method. While imaging may be less invasive, it...
Last week, healthcare providers and hospitals received an official health advisory from the CDC warning them about an influx of severe pediatric respiratory illnesses leading to hospitalization. The...
Considering the growing popularity of assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), many researchers are looking to understand better the risks associated with these...
According to the CDC, as of August 18, 2022, New York state had 2,744 reported cases of monkeypox, making it the state with the highest rate of infections. As the monkeypox public health crisis has...
A study published in JAMA Network Open observed that tobacco use in younger patients is associated with reduced cognitive function and structural brain changes. Currently, the FDA is working on...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an irreversible disease characterized by kidney damage, which prevents effective waste filtering. The primary treatments for chronic kidney disease are dialysis and...
