by Peter Macharia, Andrea Barnabas Pembe, Claudia Hanson and Lenka Benova, The Conversation Each dot on this map represents a group of households surveyed during the 2016 Tanzania Demographic and…
Tag: Pediatrics
Study examines the use of silver diamine fluoride as an early childhood caries management strategy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study seeking to understand the perspectives of decision-makers (DMs) working within health fields in First Nations (FNs) communities in Canada regarding the use of Silver…
How do testosterone’s effects on the brain change from adolescence into adulthood?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Higher testosterone levels during adolescence are associated with increased involvement of the brain’s anterior prefrontal cortex (aPFC) in emotion control, but the opposite effect occurs during…
Fathers key to supporting breastfeeding and safe infant sleep
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fathers can make a huge difference in whether an infant is breastfed and placed to sleep safely, according to a recent survey of new fathers via…
Study finds that during lockdown, children played on, despite being stuck at home
Olivia, age 3, demonstrates how she is keeping her stuffed animals safe from ‘germs’ using a makeshift face-mask. Image taken during Zoom conversation with lead researcher, Kelsey Graber. Credit: Kelsey…
Breastfeeding for longer may be linked to better exam results in later life
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children who are breastfed for longer appear to be more likely to gain slightly better results in their school GSCEs at age 16 compared with non-breastfed…
Close contact intervention between a mother and her premature baby may reduce risk of infant mortality by almost a third
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A method of care involving skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her prematurely born or low birth weight baby appears to impact the child’s chances of…
More than 3 in 5 children do not receive timely mental health services after firearm injury, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than three in five children (63%) enrolled in Medicaid do not receive mental health services within six months after a firearm injury, according to a…
Should your child detox from their phone this summer?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Screens—whether they are phones, tablets, computers or televisions—are more accessible than ever now. Screen time is valuable to many children but might get excessive during the…
Setting healthy boundaries with your teen
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Ah, the teenage years. A time when your teen is looking to plant their flag of independence—and that’s healthy. But there are times when your teen…
