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Pandemic highlights need for urgent care clinics for women

Last spring, only weeks into the pandemic, Christina Garcia was spending her days struggling to help her two young sons adjust to online schooling when she got such a heavy, painful period she could barely stand. After a few days, her vision began to blur and she found herself too weak to open a jar.

16 Apr 2021

New website helps children and parents to prepare for hospital stays, anesthesia and surgery

Every year, millions of children around the world are admitted to hospital for having anesthesia and surgery.

16 Apr 2021

Researchers evaluate the ability of visio-vestibular examination to enhance concussion diagnosis

Early and accurate diagnosis leads to optimal recovery from concussion. Over the past year across a series of studies, the Minds Matter Concussion Program research team at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has systematically evaluated the use of the visio-vestibular examination (VVE) and its ability to enhance concussion diagnosis and management.

16 Apr 2021

CRISIS survey offers better insights into the psychological and physical impact of COVID-19

To better understand the psychological and physical impact caused by the profound consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic - and also inform priorities for interventions and policy changes to address the mental health consequences of the pandemic.

16 Apr 2021

Researchers explore ways to reduce firearm-related death and injury

Fifty-five years ago, America's death toll from automobile crashes was sky-high. Nearly 50,000 people died every year from motor vehicle crashes, at a time when the nation's population was much smaller than today.

16 Apr 2021

CHOP researchers identify key target responsible for treatment failure in patients with hemophilia A

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have identified a key target that may be responsible for treatment failure in about 30% of patients with hemophilia A.

15 Apr 2021

Tanning bed ban among minors would prevent melanoma and save millions in healthcare costs

A recent study indicates that a U.S. ban on the use of tanning beds among minors would prevent thousands of cases of melanoma in adolescents and would save millions of dollars in healthcare costs. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

15 Apr 2021

Endocrine Society opposes legislative efforts to prevent access to medical care for transgender youth

After transgender and gender diverse minors start puberty, prescribing treatment to suppress puberty is the recommended strategy if desired and if diagnostic and treatment criteria are met. Pubertal suppression is commonly used in children who experience early puberty.

15 Apr 2021

Linkam FDCS196 stage used in research to develop a novel transdermal delivery system for risperidone

The first study of its kind reports on the enhancement of skin permeability of risperidone (RIS) using eutectic systems.

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 14 Apr 2021

Evidence-based mindfulness program improves camper-counselor relationships

With summer around the corner, a project shows how implementing an evidence-based mindfulness program in a summer camp setting decreases emotional distress in school age children and empowers campers and counselors alike – enhancing camper-counselor relationships.

13 Apr 2021

Screen time entertainment adversely affects the eating habits of children, adolescents

The time children and adolescents spend on screen time entertainment -computers, mobile phones, television and video games- adversely affects their eating habits.

13 Apr 2021

Experts review new studies on cardiovascular effects of cigarette smoking versus electronic cigarettes

Electronic cigarette (EC) use, or vaping, has both gained incredible popularity and generated tremendous controversy, but although they may be less harmful than tobacco cigarettes (TCs), they have major potential risks that may be underestimated by health authorities, the public, and medical professionals.

13 Apr 2021

New technology shows encouraging results for treating osteosarcoma

A preclinical study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center shows an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting surface protein MT1-MMP can act as a guided missile in eradicating osteosarcoma tumor cells without damaging normal tissues.

13 Apr 2021

Children less likely to spread SARS-CoV-2 than adults

A study conducted by researchers in Canada suggests that children may be less likely than adults to spread the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

12 Apr 2021

Children may be less infectious in spreading SARS-CoV-2 to others

Children may not be as infectious in spreading SARS-CoV-2 to others as previously thought, according to new University of Manitoba-led research in CMAJ.

9 Apr 2021

Nemours receives grant to examine behavioral health intervention for adolescents with Type 1 diabetes

Susana R. Patton, Ph.D., ABPP, CDCES Center Director of the Nemours Center for Healthcare Delivery Science in Florida, has secured a three-year, $900,000 NIH R01 grant entitled, "Coin2Dose: Behavioral economics to promote insulin bolus activity and improve HbA1c in teens." Dr. Patton is the recipient of three concurrent R01 grants.

8 Apr 2021

Family meals, conviviality, and the Mediterranean diet promote healthy eating among adolescents

Eating together as a family, maintaining the Mediterranean diet's traditional customs of conviviality, influences the eating habits of adolescents and prevents eating behaviour disorders, according to a new study prepared by scientists from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and published in the open access International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

6 Apr 2021

Contraception counseling, pregnancy planning are necessary to optimize health of women with heart disease

Pregnancy can increase the risk of morbidity and mortality in women with cardiovascular disease; however, many cardiologists are not having pre-pregnancy contraception discussions with their patients of child-bearing age.

5 Apr 2021

Stay-at-home measures may have offered protective effects for youth mental health early in the pandemic

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that middle schoolers from a predominantly Latinx community, with elevated levels of mental health problems, showed a reduction in symptoms during the early stages of the pandemic.

3 Apr 2021

Study: More than 60% of adult e-cigarette users in the U.S want to quit

More than 60% of U.S. adults who vape are interested in quitting, according to a study published today in JAMA Network Open by MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers.

3 Apr 2021

Adolescents News and Research

Pandemic highlights need for urgent care clinics for women

New website helps children and parents to prepare for hospital stays, anesthesia and surgery

Researchers evaluate the ability of visio-vestibular examination to enhance concussion diagnosis

CRISIS survey offers better insights into the psychological and physical impact of COVID-19

Researchers explore ways to reduce firearm-related death and injury

CHOP researchers identify key target responsible for treatment failure in patients with hemophilia A

Tanning bed ban among minors would prevent melanoma and save millions in healthcare costs

Endocrine Society opposes legislative efforts to prevent access to medical care for transgender youth

Linkam FDCS196 stage used in research to develop a novel transdermal delivery system for risperidone

Evidence-based mindfulness program improves camper-counselor relationships

Screen time entertainment adversely affects the eating habits of children, adolescents

Experts review new studies on cardiovascular effects of cigarette smoking versus electronic cigarettes

New technology shows encouraging results for treating osteosarcoma

Children less likely to spread SARS-CoV-2 than adults

Children may be less infectious in spreading SARS-CoV-2 to others

Nemours receives grant to examine behavioral health intervention for adolescents with Type 1 diabetes

Family meals, conviviality, and the Mediterranean diet promote healthy eating among adolescents

Contraception counseling, pregnancy planning are necessary to optimize health of women with heart disease

Stay-at-home measures may have offered protective effects for youth mental health early in the pandemic

Study: More than 60% of adult e-cigarette users in the U.S want to quit

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