Study Finds Delays in Initial Cystic Fibrosis Evaluation in Infants of Color
Infants from minoritized racial and ethnic backgrounds who have positive newborn screening tests for cystic fibrosis received their diagnostic follow-up for the disease later than recommended and later than white, non-Hispanic infants, according to...
27-Jul-2022 3:35 PM EDT
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International Study Identifies Risks for Long COVID in Children
Nearly 6 percent of children who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with COVID-19 reported symptoms of long COVID 90 days later, according to a study conducted in eight countries and published in JAMA Network Open. Initial hospitalization of...
20-Jul-2022 10:20 AM EDT
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Under 30 Percent of U.S. Kids Have High Scores for Heart Health
Most children and adolescents living in the U.S. have suboptimal scores for cardiovascular health (CVH), according to the first study to use the American Heart Association’s new “Life’s Essential 8” metrics and scoring algorithm for...
29-Jun-2022 11:40 AM EDT
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Children’s Mental Health Visits to Emergency Departments Increased During COVID-19 Pandemic
In the Chicago area, pediatric mental health Emergency Department (ED) visits increased 27 percent at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a 4 percent increase monthly through February 2021, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie...
28-Jun-2022 10:05 AM EDT
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COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy Helps Protect Infants from Needing Hospital Care for COVID-19
In a new study sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers provide additional evidence that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy helps protect babies younger than 6...
24-Jun-2022 11:05 AM EDT
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Child Abuse Evaluations in Emergency Departments Drop During Pandemic, But Reason Unclear
Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) encounters related to physical abuse decreased by 19 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a multicenter study published in the journal Pediatrics. While encounter rates with lower clinical severity...
14-Jun-2022 10:05 AM EDT
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Genetic Testing for Neonatal Epilepsy Allows Babies to Go Home Sooner
Genetic testing results in lower length of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for infants with epilepsy, according to a study published in the journal Pediatric Neurology. The reduction in hospital stay time in babies with epilepsy who...
6-Jun-2022 3:05 PM EDT
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Firearms Are Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Youth
Firearms are now the leading cause of death for children and adolescents 0-19 years of age, with a staggering 83 percent increase in youth firearm fatalities over the past decade, according to a commentary published in Lancet Child and Adolescent...
26-May-2022 11:05 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