Depression in Dads of Preemies Deserves More Attention

While postpartum depression in new mothers is well recognized and known to increase if the newborn requires intensive care, depression in new fathers has not received much attention. A large study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that...
15-Jun-2021 12:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Barriers to Swim Lessons Contribute to Tragedies

Summer 2021 will be the first time many people venture back in the water following the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent study by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago underscored the need for families to practice water...
15-Jun-2021 12:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Teens Experienced Helplessness When Exposed to Secondhand Racism, Activism Might Help

According to a qualitative study published in JAMA Network Open adolescents expressed feelings of helplessness when exposed to secondhand racism online. Specifically, adolescents described helplessness stemming from the pervasiveness of racism in...
15-Jun-2021 12:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

More Latinx and Black Children Enrolled in Managed Care Health Plans

Latinx and Black children are enrolled in public and private managed care health plans in greater proportions than white children, according to data from a national survey published in the journal JAMA Network Open. This pattern persists even when...
17-May-2021 4:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Chicago Parents Report High Levels of Everyday Discrimination

A recent survey by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago shows that nearly one-quarter of Chicago parents (22 percent) felt they have been discriminated against on a daily or weekly basis.
13-May-2021 11:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Anti-inflammatory Nanotherapy Improves Outcomes After Urethral Surgery

In the first study to evaluate the effects of anti-inflammatory nanofibers on wound healing following urethral surgery, scientists from the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found...
7-May-2021 11:55 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Lurie Children’s Study to Use Soy Isoflavones in a Precision Medicine Approach to Prevent Wheezing and Asthmatic Inflammation in High Risk Infants

Rajesh Kumar, MD, and Jacqueline Pongracic, MD, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago received $3 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a...
3-May-2021 1:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

COVID-19 Stress and Remote Schools Worsened Youth Mental Health

A survey of over 32,000 caregivers of youth in Chicago Public Schools found that around a quarter of children and adolescents were described as stressed, anxious, angry or agitated after pandemic-related school closures and the switch to remote...
28-Apr-2021 3:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites