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Half of parents worry about their child developing hereditary conditions
Nearly half of parents are worried about their child developing a hereditary health condition, according to results from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll of Children’s Health.
Healio wins APEX award for Psychedelics & Alternative Therapies collection
The Healio news staff received an APEX award in the category of Writing/Topics for work on the potential role of psychedelics and alternative therapies for mental health issues and other medical conditions.
Q&A: A checkup with CDC Director Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH
We checked in with CDC Director Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, for an update on the agency’s efforts to modernize the nation’s disease surveillance and data systems and improve how the CDC communicates with the public and physicians.
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1 in 9 US children diagnosed with ADHD
Approximately one in nine children in the United States had ever received an ADHD diagnosis as of 2022, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology.
Q&A: What to expect at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting
Participation in the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting is back to pre-COVID-19 levels of engagement, according to one of the event’s program chairs.
Study refutes link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and autism, ADHD
A new study of more than 185,000 children showed no association between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and a risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in children, including autism and ADHD, according to results published in JAMA.
Study: Medication most effective for treating ADHD in children
A systematic review of hundreds of studies showed that medication has the best chance to improve ADHD outcomes in children and that other treatments have varied effects, according to results published in Pediatrics.
Children with AD, learning disabilities more likely to have learning, memory difficulties
SAN DIEGO — Children with vs. without atopic dermatitis are more likely to experience learning and memory difficulties, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.
Early screen exposure associated with atypical sensory processing
Early-life exposure to screens and digital media was associated with higher odds of atypical sensory processing in a study of nearly 1,500 children, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.
Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium bids farewell to longtime presenters
The Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will bid farewell this year to a couple of longtime presenters.
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