Medical X-Press – Tim Olds
Rising life expectancy is one of the great success stories. If you were born in 1870, you’d expect to live until you were 30. But if you were born today, you’d expect to live to 72, and the UN predicts it will continue to rise to 82 years by 2100. Australian life expectancy is currently 84.
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Moms – Sarah Zellner
This may seem surprising to most, but a new study published by The University of Chicagofound that despite the time spent on smartphones, today’s young people are as socially skilled as those of the previous generation. For this study, researchers compared numerous evaluations of children who entered kindergarten in 1998 [long before social media], with children who entered kindergarten in 2010. Both groups of children were ones who had received heavy amounts of screen time. Both groups had similar development in social skills compared to those with little exposure.
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K-12 Dive – Kara Arundel
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel has recommended that COVID-19 vaccinations be added to childrens’ regular schedule of immunizations, but it’s states and localities that will decide whether to require the shots for school attendance. And it doesn’t appear as though those decisions will be made anytime soon.
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Integris – Staff Writer
There is a real stigma with discussing weight, whether it’s with friends or family. It’s even harder when you attempt to discuss this with your own children. Considering 20 percent (1 in 5) of children are obese, these discussions – regardless of how uncomfortable they may be – eventually occur in many households.
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Infants born or being raised during the COVID-19 pandemic have communication impairment compared with infants born before the pandemic, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Oct. 28 in JAMA Network Open.
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