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A recent study led by Assistant Professor Lindsay Jibb of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and Scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) found that parents of young children with cancer, along with pediatric cancer clinicians are in favour of an app-based solution that Jibb and her team are creating, to help parents manage their child’s cancer pain at home.
A new study from SMU psychologist Sarah Kucker and colleagues reveals that passive video use among toddlers can negatively affect language development, but their caregiver’s motivations for exposing them to digital media could also lessen the impact.
Book sharing is a popular way parents engage young children in conversation. Not all parents are comfortable with book sharing and not all children like having books read to them. Research provides an alternative. To boost the quality of a preschooler’s language experience and skills, consider reminiscing with them. Findings show reminiscing is very good at eliciting high quality speech from parents, and in many ways, is just as good as book sharing (wordless picture books).
Parents of young children with an excitable or exuberant temperament could adapt their parenting style to help moderate their child’s potential development of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a new study co-authored by a University of Waterloo researcher.
UCLA Therapy dogs dressed in costumes deliver Valentines to pediatric patients on the unit.
Beau Turfle is all smiles, says his family. But even at 3 months old, he’s already overcome a life-threatening heart concern.
Prof. Dr. Thanyavee expressed her appreciation and honor for receiving the Outstanding Researcher Award.
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles report in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics about a new tool that effectively integrates data from four fusion callers and identifies disease-related gene fusions.
Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's inauguró hoy una clínica para ofrecer atención multidisciplinar especializada a niños con síndrome de Angelman, una enfermedad del neurodesarrollo rara y grave.
Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s opened a clinic today to provide specialized multidisciplinary care for children with Angelman syndrome, a rare and severe neurodevelopmental condition.
A new study, co-led by UCLA Health and the University of Glasgow, found that young teenagers who develop a strong distrust of other people as a result of childhood bullying are substantially more likely to have significant mental health problems as they enter adulthood compared to those who do not develop interpersonal trust issues.
Youth with foster care involvement have an increased risk for mental health diagnoses, trauma and worse outcomes in adulthood than their peers
Nearly half of teenagers are worried about having children and many lack knowledge about their reproductive health, find two new studies by UCL researchers.
Therapy dogs dressed in costumes deliver Valentines to pediatric patients on the unit.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of 10 pediatric sites involved in the nationwide Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of long COVID in children.
In Canada, only 1 in 5 children who need mental health services receive them. Clinical and psychiatric programs, while effective, can involve long wait times and prohibitive costs.
Breast milk, renowned for its nutritional benefits and immune-boosting properties, is a precious resource for vulnerable Texas babies facing health challenges.
Health care providers in developing countries know that oral rehydration salts (ORS) are a lifesaving and inexpensive treatment for diarrheal disease, a leading cause of death for children worldwide — yet few prescribe it.
Young children in India who suffer from life-threatening diarrhea frequently are given ineffective treatments because health providers misperceive the wishes of a child’s caregiver, according to a novel new study.
Cheen Loo, professor and chair of pediatric dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, offers advice on dental care for young children
A new King’s College London scanning study of 390 babies has shown distinct patterns between term and pre-term babies in the moment-to-moment activity and connectivity of brain networks.
Children with vesicoureteral reflux often need to take continuous antibiotics to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs). But which antibiotics do the best job at preventing these infections?
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) reminds parents and caregivers of the importance of not only knowing how to keep your child’s teeth healthy, but also ensuring that they have access to safe dental anesthesia care.
Established clinician researcher will focus on novel treatments and clinical trials for difficult-to-treat childhood cancers.
A Children’s Hospital Los Angeles team has developed a 60-second MRI test that may help to more easily diagnose shunt failure in children with hydrocephalus—a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up in the brain.
New NCCN Guidelines for Neuroblastoma address the importance and impact of risk stratification for treating one of the more common types of pediatric solid tumors; includes vanguard treatment recommendations involving multimodality treatment for high-risk disease.
No increased risks for babies, and for some serious neonatal complications lower risks.
Across the United States, a growing number of families with low income are being displaced from their homes due to inability to afford rising housing costs.
A new qualitative study of families experiencing homelessness identifies key barriers limiting children’s access to support programs, such as unrealistic eligibility requirements and a failure to make parents aware of existing programs.
Since its approval in 2019, the Amplatzer Piccolo Occluder has been a game-changer—allowing teams to close a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in premature babies in a minimally invasive way.But there’s one problem: Some babies are too sick to be moved to a catheterization lab for the procedure.
A healthy placenta is critical for a healthy baby. But unfortunately, there’s no direct way to measure how well this important organ is working.
For 21 years, nurses have consistently been the most trusted profession, according to the yearly Gallup poll. (The new poll will be issued by the end of January). Dr Rushton, who specializes in burnout, will speak on trust, moral injury, and how nurses cope in this day and age.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) today launched its annual online Valentine’s Day card drive.
Rickets ran rife in children following the Industrial Revolution, but University of Otago-led research has found factory work and polluted cities aren’t entirely to blame for the period’s vitamin D deficiencies.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has launched a dedicated Small Baby Unit to provide the highest level of specialized care to critically ill premature babies.
A snippet of hair can reveal a pregnant person’s stress level and may one day help warn of unexpected birth problems, a study indicates.
For many aspiring mothers with autoimmune disease, pregnancy can be daunting and full of unknowns.
Every year, more than 40,000 patients in the U.S. undergo congenital heart surgery. But across centers, studies have shown that there can be significant variations in outcomes for these patients. To ensure that all children receive the best care, a group of leading experts across the country collaborated to create new, consensus recommendations for hospitals performing pediatric heart surgery.
UCSF Health has named Nicholas Holmes, MD, MBA, as the new president of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and senior vice president of UCSF Health Children’s Services.
A new study co-led by Associate Professor Kristin Cleverley of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing has found evidence that Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms (PSS) are often present in youth accessing mental health services.
A new study may hold a secret for getting your teenager to listen to appreciate your unsolicited advice.
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In children with congenital scoliosis, the goal of limited fusion is to correct spinal anomalies at a young age—in a single surgery. But is it really a “one and done” procedure? Not necessarily, says a new study led by Michael Heffernan, MD, at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
A neighborhood alcohol control project in Sacramento that reduced cases of child abuse and neglect soon after implementation still had a positive impact seven years later, a new study found.
Asthma is more common among high school students who use cannabis, relative to those who do not and the prevalence of asthma increases with the frequency of its use among the students, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the City University of New York. The findings are published in the journal Pediatric Pulmonology.
High school students who reported using cannabis, alcohol, or nicotine were more likely to have thoughts about suicide, feel depressed or anxious, have unusual experiences, and exhibit inattention or hyperactivity, according to recent survey-based study conducted by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Minnesota.
Pilot study by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and City of Hope proposes a promising global, clinically applicable genomic assay for the diagnosis and treatment of this heterogeneous leukemia, reports The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.