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New study finds over 140,000 US children lost a parent or grandparent caregiver due to COVID-19; 1.1-4.4x higher in racial and ethnic minorities

Covid-19 Vaccination-Associated Myocarditis in Adolescents (PDF; Aug 22)

Emotional Abuse & Neglect of children is associated with more adverse outcomes in adult life than Sexual or Physical Abuse

Race, Postoperative Complications, And Death in Apparently Healthy Children

After Surgery, Black Children have 3.5 times higher chance of dying within 30 days of surgery: A study of nearly 200 U.S

COVID-19 Transmission and Children: The Child is Not to Blame

Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Children--13% of infected children show no symptoms

Tobacco and Marijuana Use Among US College and Noncollege Young Adults, 2002–2016, Exclusive marijuana use is increasing among young adults overall, whereas exclusive smoked tobacco use is decreasing: faster rates are seen among college students.

The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health: Racism is a core social determinant of health that is a driver of health inequities

A new study suggests that 82% of injury-based infant deaths--the leading cause of infant deaths--can be avoided by simply baby-proofing beds

Abundance of Bifidobacterium in infant gut linked to positive response to vaccines up to two years of age

CDC study shows reduced effectiveness of flu being vaccine nasal spray vs traditional shot

A new study found that 46% of children who were hospitalized in Colorado with parents participating in a smoking cessation study had detectable metabolites of marijuana in their urine.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidance discouraging any use of corporal punishment with children because of the increased risk of negative behavioral, cognitive, psychosocial…

Study finds that kids who cleaned their hands using hand sanitizer instead of soap and water missed less school, had fewer respiratory infections, and were prescribed fewer antibiotics.

Sports drinks are aggressively marketed to teenagers to replenish electrolytes, but typical adolescent physical activity does not require sports drink rehydration

Adolescent Exposure to Toxic Volatile Organic Chemicals From E-Cigarettes: Although e-cigarette vapor may be less hazardous than tobacco smoke, new findings challenge the idea that e-cigarette vapor is safe, because many of the volatile organic compounds identified are carcinogenic.

Millions of US children live in homes in which firearms are left loaded or unlocked or both

Meta-analysis concludes that Lactobacillus reuteri is effective at managing colic in breastfed infants.

Study finds that after Washington state implemented SB5005, vaccine exemption rates fell by -2.9% (95% confidence interval: -4.2% to -1.7%).

4-Valent Human Papillomavirus (4vHPV) Vaccine in Preadolescents and Adolescents After 10 Years. HPV vaccine is effective and safe.

Research finds further evidence of a link between prenatal acetaminophen usage and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Physical activity, especially physical education, improves classroom behaviors and benefits several aspects of academic achievement, especially mathematics-related skills, reading, and composite scores in youth, finds a meta-analysis of 26 studies (10,205 children…

Nearly 1,300 children die and 5,790 are treated for gunshot wounds each year, finds the most comprehensive analysis of firearm-related deaths and injuries among US children to date…

Study finds that over 10 years, bullying and related behaviors have significantly declined, and student perceptions of safety and belonging have increased, in a sample of nearly 250,000 students in 109 Maryland schools

Counties with the highest poverty concentration had >3 times the rate of child abuse fatalities compared with counties with the lowest poverty concentration, based on a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of child abuse fatalities in US children 0 to 4 years of age from 1999 to 2014.

Fathers are greatly underrepresented in childhood obesity trials (6% of parents on average), but only 2% of studies acknowledge this as a limitation.

A higher-quality relationship between adolescents and their parents, especially between mothers and daughters, may help to protect against early sexual initiation (≤ 16 years of age).

People who suffer neglect and abuse in childhood are much more likely to have time off work due to long-term sickness and less likely to own their own homes when they reach middle age than their peers…

Planning to deliver a baby before 39 weeks is associated with an elevated risk of poor child development at school age, researchers have found for the first time, through a study of 153,730 Australian infants from 2002 to 2007.

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