Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that children living in areas with high levels of deprivation are three times more likely to have…
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Research highlights upward trajectory of digital self-harm among US teens from 2016 to 2021
Researchers explored gender, race and sexual orientation, and also examined whether teens who experienced cyberbullying were more likely to engage in digital self-harm. Credit: Florida Atlantic University Adolescents worldwide have…
Chiropractors have been banned again from manipulating babies’ spines. Here’s what the evidence actually says
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Chiropractors in Australia will not be able to perform spinal manipulation on children under the age of two once more, following health concerns from doctors and…
Pressure to lose weight in adolescence linked to how people value themselves almost two decades later
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media, females, people who are not heterosexual, and people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage,…
Study shows key role of physical activity and body mass in lung function growth in childhood
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) sheds light on the growth of lung function in children. The results show that…
More premature babies born following Swedish parental leave policy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The introduction of a policy protecting parental leave benefits in Sweden in 1980 had unintended consequences on child health. The policy led to an increase in…
Waist-to-height ratio bests BMI for predicting fat mass in children
Waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR) is an inexpensive alternative to body mass index (BMI) for predicting fat mass (FM) in pediatric patients, according to a study published online March 5 in…
Study finds health care utilization is increased in high-risk children who have a sleep disorder
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The risk of increased health care utilization among children with a chronic medical condition is higher for those who also have a sleep disorder, according to…
Tips for parents and caregivers
by Amelia Austin, Gina Dimitropoulos, Sheri Madigan and Tracy Vaillancourt, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the age of social media, youth are constantly bombarded with viral trends and…
The problem with seeing young sportspeople as athletes first, children second
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A recent report commissioned by Swim England, the national governing body for swimming in England, has found evidence of a “culture of fear” in swimming clubs.…
