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Young Adults Exposed to Incarceration as Children Have Higher Odds of Future Depression, PTSD
Young adults with childhood history of both parental incarceration and juvenile justice involvement were nearly three times more likely to have depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to peers without any experience with the...
3-Sep-2019 12:05 PM EDT
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Kids Might Be Naturally Immunized After C. Difficile Colonization in Infancy
Exposure to C. difficile in infancy produces an immune response that might protect against this gastrointestinal infection later in childhood, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases journal.
6-Aug-2019 2:05 PM EDT
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Study Looks at Stem Cells for Answers to How a Type of Autism Develops
The lab of Yongchao Ma, PhD, from Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, discovered how the genetic defect in fragile X syndrome – a type of autism – delays production of neurons...
22-Jul-2019 11:05 AM EDT
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Growth Failure in Preterm Infants Tied to Altered Gut Bacteria
Extremely premature infants who fail to grow as expected have delayed development of their microbiome, or communities of bacteria and other micro-organisms living in the gut, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports. Analysis of...
9-Jul-2019 4:05 PM EDT
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Injury More Likely Due to Abuse When Child Was With Male Caregiver
The odds of child physical abuse vs. accidental injury increased substantially when the caregiver at the time of injury was male, according to a new study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
24-Jun-2019 12:05 PM EDT
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Kids with Headache after Stroke Might be at Risk for Another Stroke
A new study has found a high incidence of headaches in pediatric stroke survivors and identified a possible association between post-stroke headache and stroke recurrence.
12-Jun-2019 2:05 PM EDT
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Many Kids with Pneumonia Get Unnecessary Antibiotics, Chest X-Rays
Preschool children with community-acquired pneumonia often receive unnecessary tests and treatment at outpatient clinics and emergency departments, according to a nationally representative study led by Todd Florin, MD, MSCE, from Ann & Robert H....
4-Jun-2019 10:05 AM EDT
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Experts Address National Shortage of Home Care Nurses for Children
Child health experts from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago offer recommendations to address the national shortage of nurses who provide care at home for children with serious chronic health conditions often caused by...
30-May-2019 9:50 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
