November 1, 2024
(New York Times) – If every emergency room in the United States were fully prepared to treat children, thousands of lives would be saved and the cost would be $11.84 or less per child, researchers found. More than 80 percent … Read More
October 31, 2024
(New York Times) – People who were restricted to limited amounts of sugar in the first few years of life were less likely to develop diabetes and high blood pressure decades later, a new study has found. The study, published … Read More
October 31, 2024
(NPR) – Drug overdoses are already a leading cause of death for pregnant women in the U.S. Research shows as many as 1 in 20 women use addictive substances at some point during their pregnancies. A study by the National … Read More
October 30, 2024
(UPI) – Weight-loss surgery in adolescents with severe obesity can lead to long-term health benefits, such as more frequent remission of type 2 diabetes than in adults who undergo the same treatment, an 18-year, $29 million study funded by the … Read More
October 29, 2024
(MedPage Today) – Pointing to the association between cannabis exposure and worse attention and inhibitory control, she noted “that jumped out at us, in particular, because, one, it was among the strongest associations we observed in the study, but also … Read More
October 25, 2024
(New York Times) – The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death. Sewell, a 14-year-old ninth grader from Orlando, Fla., had spent months talking to chatbots on Character.AI, a … Read More
October 25, 2024
(Associated Press) – Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on a troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technology — from manipulated photos of real children to graphic depictions of computer-generated kids. Justice … Read More
October 24, 2024
(Axios) – A Florida mother is suing AI startup Character.AI after her son died by suicide following an emotional attachment to a chatbot, as reported by Mostly Human Media. The big picture: AI companion app creators often claim that their … Read More
October 23, 2024
(Undark) – The contagious nature of bacterial or viral infections like strep throat or influenza is well understood. You’re at risk of catching the flu, for example, if someone near you has it, as the virus can be spread by … Read More
October 23, 2024
(STAT News) – New research calls into question the high-profile conclusion of the first major study to show that the race of physicians influences health outcomes. In August of 2020, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academies … Read More
October 23, 2024
(New York Times) – The leader of the long-running study said that the drugs did not improve mental health in children with gender distress and that the finding might be weaponized by opponents of the care. In the nine years … Read More
October 22, 2024
(Axios) – Infant death rates were higher than expected for several months after the Supreme Court struck down the federal right to abortion, with most of the increase coming from infants with birth defects, researchers reported on Monday in JAMA … Read More
October 22, 2024
(MedPage Today) – Most adolescents who started gender-affirming medical care didn’t regret it, according to survey responses from participants in the Trans Youth Project. Out of 220 youths, only nine (4%) said they had some level of regret for having … Read More
October 22, 2024
(KFF Health News) – For decades throughout the opioid crisis, most doctors have relied on medication-heavy regimens to treat babies who are born experiencing neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. Those protocols often meant separating newborns from their mothers, placing them in … Read More
October 22, 2024
(New York Times) – After 44 days, Kendric Cromer, 12, left the hospital. While his family feels fortunate that he was the first to receive a treatment, their difficult experiences hint at what others will be up against. Kendric Cromer, … Read More
October 21, 2024
(Wired) – Lauren Greenfield, director of the docuseries Social Studies, says we have to have empathy for teens growing up online. “It’s not fair to ask them to self-regulate when the apps have been designed to be addictive.” The thesis … Read More
October 15, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Lawmakers have proposed restrictions, but some scientists say it is hard to tell if they will help America’s children and teens love social media. But concern is growing that using it is causing more harm than good, … Read More
October 15, 2024
(Washington Post) – As the public heads into another viral season, health experts said the findings highlight how the virus continues to reveal ways to pose long-term consequences. Children and teenagers infected with the coronavirus are significantly more likely to … Read More
October 15, 2024
(New York Times) – Nearly two million children may die of malnutrition because a product used to treat the condition is in short supply, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Monday. Four countries — Mali, Nigeria, Niger and Chad … Read More
October 14, 2024
(NPR) – Officials at TikTok discovered that there was “a high” number of underage streamers receiving a “gift” or “coin” in exchange for stripping — real money converted into a digital currency often in the form of a plush toy … Read More
October 11, 2024
(BBC) – The focus on puberty blockers in the gender-care debate is disproportionate, the paediatrician who led the NHS review into children’s services, says. Dr Hilary Cass said the merits of the treatment used to delay the onset of puberty … Read More
October 10, 2024
(The Guardian) – The director of the only major hospital in the northern Gaza Strip now offering specialised care for children has described a “catastrophic situation” as Israeli forces launched new ground assaults and airstrikes in the north and centre … Read More
October 9, 2024
(NBC News) – X is just the latest platform to struggle with user groups creating eating disorder content, where teens can fall down a rabbit hole that promotes extreme thinness. Users refer to the groups as part of “edtwt”(eating disorder … Read More
October 8, 2024
(New York Times) – Thirteen states and the District of Columbia sued TikTok on Tuesday, accusing the company of creating an intentionally addictive app that harmed children and teenagers while making false claims to the public about its commitment to … Read More
October 7, 2024
(New York Times) – NetChoice, backed by tech giants including Meta and Google, has successfully argued in court that Big Tech hosts protected speech. The Kids Online Safety Act was “bad on policy and bad on the law,” the lobby, … Read More
