There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young child’s ears to reduce the rate of recurrent ear infections during the ensuing two years compared with giving oral antibiotics to treat ear infections, a randomized trial led by UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh pediatrician-scientists determined. The trial
It was about four or five months into the pandemic when Lisa Francis’s* eight-year-old daughter started getting sleepover invites from another family. Francis, who lives in Orillia, Ont., had been diligently following public health guidance, so she said no. “And the other mom said, ‘Oh, right, you’re still doing the whole pandemic thing,’” Francis recalls.
Kittiphan Teerawattanakul / EyeEm via Getty ImagesBefore booking a trip abroad, do your research. With vaccinations on the rise in the U.S., people who’ve been cooped up for more than a year are ready to scratch that travel itch. For many, “revenge travel” dreams involve booking an epic vacation that’s been on the bucket list
For the past year, 13-year-old twins Ariel Jr. and Abraham Osorio have logged on to their online classes from their parents’ flower shop. Ariel nestles in a corner among flowers, bows and stuffed animals. Abraham sets up on a small table in the back, where his dad used to work trimming flowers and keeping the
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Parent coaching — what IS it, anyway — and why in the world would someone sign up for it? Can’t parents just “figure it out” on their own? If you feel resistance to the concept of parent coaching, you’re not alone. If you’re raising children, you may feel some innate sense of responsibility to parent
Aleksandr Zubkov via Getty ImagesThe Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was authorized by the FDA for use in 12- to 15-year-olds. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children in the U.S. who are between 12 and 15 years olds, a step that infectious disease and public health experts
An experimental form of gene therapy developed by a team of researchers from UCLA and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London has successfully treated 48 of 50 children born with a rare and deadly inherited disorder that leaves them without an immune system. Severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency, or ADA-SCID, is caused
Your local city park may be improving your health, according to a new paper led by Stanford University researchers. The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, lays out how access to nature increases people’s physical activity – and therefore overall health – in cities. Lack of physical activity in the U.S.
A new Dartmouth-led study, published this week in the journal Pediatrics, has found that the disproportionate use of premiums within child-targeted TV advertising for children’s fast-food meals is deceptive. The researchers examined thousands of advertisements from 11 fast-food restaurants, but one company–McDonald’s–accounted for nearly all the airtime and, as a result, the findings. The researchers
In a small study, researchers found college athletes who contracted COVID-19 rarely had cardiac complications. Most had mild COVID symptoms that did not require treatment, and in a small percentage of those with abnormal cardiac testing, there was no evidence of heart damage on special imaging tests. All athletes returned to sports without any health
My daughter is disinterested in adult, cis — which is short for cisgender, meaning the gender a person was assigned at birth matches their current gender identity — conversations about her gender. “How did you know you were a girl?” cis adults will ask her, and she will shrug, “I just knew.” About her deadname
Kai Humphrey, 9, has been learning from home for more than a year. He badly misses his Washington, D.C., elementary school, along with his friends and the bustle of the classroom. “I will be the first person ever to have every single person in the world as my friend,” he said on a recent Zoom
Anyone can be an artist. All it takes is some creativity, inspiration, and a little push to get started. We know it’s not easy at first, but you can use the awesome art ideas and techniques in this video to encourage you to finally take the first step! In today’s video, we’ll show you how
Using a laser for a rare brain surgery to treat drop seizures, which cause a child with epilepsy to suddenly fall, holds some advantages over a traditional open craniotomy, including shorter hospital stays for patients, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers indicates. The findings, published in the Journal of Neurosurgery, provide the first quantitative
Another year, another Mother’s Day amid COVID-19. After 14 months spent mostly at home in the company of their children, moms are seeking a day of peace and quiet more than ever this year. For proof, look no further than the hilariously honest mothers on Twitter. We’ve rounded up 13 tweets about the second pandemic
Depressive symptoms are more common in teenage girls than in their male peers. However, boys’ mental health appears to be affected more if they suffer from obesity. Irrespective of gender, bullying is a considerably greater risk factor than overweight for developing depressive symptoms. These conclusions are drawn by researchers at Uppsala University who monitored adolescents
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Congenital heart defects (CHDs), also called congenital heart diseases or congenital heart anomalies, are a type of structural heart defect present at birth. CHDs are a common type of birth defect and may involve any part of the heart. The defects may also change the function of the heart. Congenital
There is literally no job more thankless than caring for an infant, so try not to take it personally—and look for the subtle signs of baby’s love. When your newborn is screaming in your face and nothing you’re doing is helping, it can lead you to the question of whether your baby hates you—to which
In a paper published today in Nature Communications, an international group of collaborators led by researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have identified a genetic cause of a rare neurological disorder marked by developmental delay and loss of coordination, or ataxia. The disorder, scientists found, is caused by mutations in a protein called GEMIN5–one
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