Predictable Home Environment Protects Against Development of Heart Disease Risk Factors After Child Abuse
Studies have demonstrated that exposure to physical and psychological abuse in childhood is associated with cardiovascular risk factors in adulthood, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. A new study shows for the first...
17-May-2022 11:25 AM EDT
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Altered Brain Connection Found in Kids with Chronic Nausea and Dizziness
Children with chronic nausea and a condition known as orthostatic intolerance (OI) (dizziness when standing up) exhibit brain connectivity changes in areas related to sensory external and internal awareness resulting in over self-monitoring,...
16-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT
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Chicago Public Schools and Lurie Children’s Hospital Expand Partnership to Support Youth Mental Health
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Center for Childhood Resilience (CCR) at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago are expanding a comprehensive and collaborative system to better identify and respond to Pre-K-12 students who need...
28-Apr-2022 10:05 AM EDT
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Three out of Every Four Chicago Parents Worried About Effect of Climate Change on Their Families
Chicago parents view climate change not only as a global crisis, but as a very real problem at home that can threaten their children’s health. In the first known study of Chicago parents’ concerns about the impact of climate change on their...
21-Apr-2022 1:05 PM EDT
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COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Kids and Teens from Severe Illness
Results of a new multicenter study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that vaccination with a primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations in children ages...
18-Apr-2022 3:45 PM EDT
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Youth Development Program Helps Kids Get Out of Poverty in Adulthood
A free youth development program serving Black children and teens living in a low-income segregated community demonstrated positive long-term educational and financial outcomes in its alumni, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie...
18-Apr-2022 11:05 AM EDT
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New Insights into How a Deadly Intestinal Disease in Preemies Develops
A recent study from the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago sheds light on what predisposes premature infants to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a deadly intestinal disease....
4-Apr-2022 10:05 AM EDT
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Teens with Severe Obesity Forego Weight Loss Surgery due to Stigma, Lack of Information and Costs
Adolescents with severe obesity may not pursue metabolic bariatric surgery for weight loss due to lack of information, difficulties with access to care, and because of social stigma, according to a newly published study.
4-Apr-2022 10:05 AM EDT
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Four in 10 Chicago Parents Live in a Community with Limited Grocery Access, Linked to More Challenges in Healthy Eating for Kids
Four in 10 parents live in a Chicago community area with limited grocery access, and they report more challenges to healthy eating for their children, such as time for sit-down family meals, cost of healthy foods, and convenience of fast food,...
29-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Epilepsy in Young Children Should Be Treated as Urgently as Cancer
Survival of childhood cancers dramatically improved through national cooperative group research and care protocols; specialists call for the same model to improve outcomes of early life epilepsies.
28-Mar-2018 5:05 PM EDT
How to Handle Anxious Kids. Is It Normal or Should You Be Concerned?
14-Dec-2017 3:15 PM EST
How to Survive a Visit to Santa if Your Child Feels Anxious
Feature article quoting child psychologist on ways to survive a Santa visit if your child feels overwhelmed or anxious.
13-Dec-2017 10:05 AM EST
Expert on Cannabidiol Study in Dravet Syndrome
25-May-2017 2:50 PM EDT
Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH, ER Physician and Medical Director of Lurie Children's Injury Prevention and Research Center, Is Available for Interviews on Violence Prevention and Gun Control
21-Jun-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Expert Available to Discuss How to Talk to Your Children About the Orlando Shooting
14-Jun-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Worried About Super Lice? Keep Comb & Carry On
Karen Sheehan, MD, general pediatrician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, shares tips on what you need to know about super lice.
29-Feb-2016 5:05 PM EST