Category: Children’s Health

(HealthNewsDigest.com) Over 90 percent of patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder, no longer needed monthly blood transfusions years after receiving gene therapy

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio (February 22, 2022) –The pediatric and adolescent mental health crisis –brought to new attention and made more urgent by the stresses of the pandemic – is now showing to have direct and dramatic implications in the workplace.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – An innovative telehealth program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is offering an extra layer of support to a particularly fragile patient population: children on home mechanical ventilation.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Thanks to significant advances in techniques and devices, minimally invasive procedures can be used to treat some congenital heart disease defects.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Hackensack Meridian Health, in partnership with Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, this month began seeing patients through a transformative initiative….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As schools across the state have eased their masking requirements for kids after a recent court decision, you may be wondering what the best approach is for you and your child.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Thanks to research and treatment advances over the past few decades, most children diagnosed with cancer now live on to pursue full adult lives.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Los Angeles — A new study at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles independently verified the value of a system that assesses hepatoblastoma risk in children.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11, 2022 — Serious disability was 6 times more likely to be the result three months after stroke among children whose clot-caused stroke in a large vessel (a type of ischemic stroke)….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – This winter has been a little warmer for those affected by cancer due to the Winter Warmth Program, one of the initiatives provided by CancerCare for Kids.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania – (February 9, 2022) – According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there is a crisis in the country involving fathers. They report that one out of every three children, or 24 million, live without their biological father in the home.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Lack of physical activity is linked to a host of health problems, including an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and even certain types of cancer.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Park Ridge, Ill. – Tooth decay is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood.  Untreated cavities can cause pain, infections, and can lead to problems eating, speaking, and learning.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – TORONTO, – Children are having difficulty recognizing faces that are partially covered by masks. This could potentially impact social interactions with peers and educators, as well as the ability to form important relationships

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Five days of antibiotics is superior to 10 days for children with community-acquired pneumonia who are not hospitalized, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® founder Danny Thomas opened St. Jude on Feb. 4, 1962, he created an organization as rare today as it was then: a research hospital where children with catastrophic diseases receive free cutting-edge medical care.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – An analysis of Census Pulse Survey data from the Social Policy Institute (SPI) at Washington University in St. Louis shows that the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) did not cause an exit from the labor force.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Using a common attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication appears to help manage the symptoms of a rare and currently difficult to treat genetic movement disorder primarily found in children

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Florida Atlantic University’s Board of Trustees has  unanimously approved a 10-year facilities use agreement with Bezos Academy.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Children with brain tumors are at high risk for developing endocrine issues—including growth hormone deficiency, pubertal abnormalities, adrenal problems, bone changes and weight challenges.