Children’s mental health tops list of parent worries, survey finds | CNN
CNN — Forty percent of US parents are “extremely” or “very” worried that their children will struggle with anxiety or...
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Your child’s academic success may start with their screen time as infants, study says | CNN
CNN — Letting infants watch tablets and TV may be impairing their academic achievement and emotional well-being later on, according...
Pediatricians are giving out free gun locks to approach the gun violence epidemic as a public health crisis | CNN
CNN — In a triage waiting room of St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri, a clear basket filled with gun...
When young children test positive for Covid-19 and another respiratory virus, their illness may be much more severe, a new study suggests | CNN
CNN — When Covid-19 patients younger than 5 also test positive for another respiratory virus, they tend to become sicker...
Long Covid can be debilitating, even for healthy kids | CNN
CNN — Jessica Rosario loved watching her 15-year-old, Eliana, play flute with the rest of the marching band during Open...
How one mom headed off a drug shortage | CNN
CNN — Early this year, even before the national shortage of infant formula or a demand-driven shortfall of pain medications...
Mental health-related emergency department visits and revisits are on the rise among children, study finds | CNN
CNN — Emergency department visits and revisits in children’s hospitals that are related to mental health are “increasing rapidly,” a...
Amid brutal season of viral infections, children’s hospitals brace for impact of holiday gatherings | CNN
CNN — Children’s hospitals are already full of sick kids and bracing for a potential increase in respiratory illnesses after...
Homicide is a leading cause of death in kids, and rates are rising, study finds | CNN
CNN — Homicide is a leading cause of death for children in the United States, a new study says, and...
Meds for kids with pain and fever are in high demand. Here’s what to do if you can’t find them | CNN
CNN — Grant’s Pass Pharmacy in southern Oregon is down to its last few boxes of children’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen,...
