Five-year survival of children with acute lymphatic leukemia continues to increase
Jul 17 2023 The five-year survival of all children with acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) has continued to increase to 94%.…
Only 43% of parents use patient portal benefits for their children, poll finds
For many busy families, online access to a child’s health provider for medical advice, health records or prescription refills is…
Babies have a ‘secret weapon’ that helps to fight new pathogens
A pair of new studies led by researchers at Columbia University explains why babies get so many common respiratory infections…
Concussions do not affect IQ in children, study finds
The angst parents feel when their children sustain injuries is surely one of the universal conditions of parenthood. That anxiety…
COVID-19 school closures hit poorer districts of Barcelona hardest, study finds
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the educational systems. It is estimated that approximately 1.6 billion children worldwide were affected by school…
Predicting kidney abnormalities in utero with deep learning
In a recent study published in on the preprint server Research Square* while it is under review for publication in…
Conditional cash transfer programs linked to reduction in child mortality in Latin America
Over the past two decades, conditional cash transfer programs have led to a 24% reduction in child mortality in Brazil,…
AI-powered drug discovery offers hope for cystinosis patients
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly important in drug discovery. Advances in the use of Big Data, learning algorithms and powerful…
Internet-delivered therapy reduces self-harm in young people
Self-harming behaviour in young people causes suffering and increases the risk of suicide. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and Region…
Study highlights lack of gold standard for measuring asthma control in pediatric patients
In a recent article published in the npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine Journal, researchers systematically reviewed studies comparing questionnaires assessing…
Social media platforms can educate and guide US youth of color on healthy weight management
A new study found that social media platforms, particularly TikTok and Instagram, are ideal spaces to educate and guide US…
Multidisciplinary quality improvement project reduces infant hypothermia rates
The percentage of infants from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experiencing hypothermia upon operating room (OR) arrival and at…