Mar 11, 2021
Ed Source – Carolyn Jones
According to the National Eating Disorders Association, calls to their hotline have increased 40% since March 2020. At UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, hospitalizations for eating disorders have doubled. And a study released last week by researchers at UC San Francisco shows that the more time students spend on social media or watching TV, the more likely they are to engage in uncontrolled eating, or bingeing.
Read More: https://edsource.org/2021/eating-disorders-among-teens-surging-during-the-pandemic/650882
Mar 11, 2021
Moms – Megan Glosson
Like adults, children are struggling with mental health more than ever. As children struggle with feelings of isolation, anxiety, depression, and other concerning mental health issues, doctors and parents are looking for ways to improve children’s mental health. According to research, green spaces could actually be one of the keys to improving mental health for kids.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/green-spaces-improve-children-mental-health/
Mar 10, 2021
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
There was a slight increase in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among U.S. children from 2014 to 2019, with racial/ethnic disparities in trends, according to a research letter published online March 5 in JAMA Network Open.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-03-prevalence-autism-children.html
Mar 10, 2021
Medical X-Press – Alvin Powell
Hurricane Katrina caused widespread destruction and more than 1,800 deaths in 2005, much of it in New Orleans. Though a tragedy, psychologists recognized the storm and its aftermath provided an opportunity to better understand the impact such calamities have on children. One such study was conducted by Harvard researchers under lead author Katie McLaughlin, the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, and senior author Ronald Kessler, Harvard Medical School’s McNeil Family Professor of Health Care Policy.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-03-lessons-katrina-pandemic-affect-kids.html
Mar 9, 2021
The Huffington Post – Catherine Pearson
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new safety recommendations on Monday for Americans who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. And for many, they offered some long-awaited good news. The agency now says that individuals who are fully vaccinated ― meaning they have received both doses of a two-round vaccine and it’s been two weeks since the second dose, or they have received a single-dose vaccine and waited two weeks ― can gather indoors with others who have also been fully vaccinated, and they can do so without wearing masks.
Read More: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-cdc-guidelines-vaccinated-people-parents-kids_l_60465b34c5b6e6abac81bd19
