Dec 24, 2022
Medical X-Press – Carrie MacMillan
“It’s important to remember that flu is a disease that kills thousands of people every year,” Dr. Murray says. “While the flu vaccine might not keep everyone from getting flu, it will help prevent its spread and help keep people out of the hospital. And because the health care system is stretched right now, that’s really what is needed. If more people are protected from flu and therefore stay out of the hospital, it frees up resources to better care for anyone who comes in with any problem.”
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-flu-1.html
Dec 24, 2022
Medical X-Press – Deb Balzer
“Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called ‘group A strep,'” says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center. “The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection, especially in children of school age—between ages 5 and 15. It’s very unusual in children under 3 years of age.”
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-strep-throat-children.html
Dec 23, 2022
Medical X-Press – Lori Solomon
Based on data from 53 articles (8,942 participants) included in the meta-analysis, the researchers found that the overall prevalence of obesity among pediatric patients with type 2 diabetes was 75.27 percent, while the prevalence of obesity at diabetes diagnosis was 77.24 percent. Male participants had higher odds of obesity than female participants (odds ratio, 2.10). Compared with other racial groups, Asian participants had the lowest prevalence of obesity (64.50 percent) and White participants had the highest prevalence of obesity (89.86 percent).
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-pediatric-cases-diabetes-obesity.html
Dec 23, 2022
Medical X-Press – Kimberly Cataudella
RSV stands for respiratory syncytial virus. It’s a common virus that typically runs through the region from December to February. (This year, the season began in October and was already starting to decline by the holidays.)
Anyone can catch and get sick from RSV, but it’s particularly a problem in premature infants and older adults. Most who catch it will recover in about a week.
The infection and death rate for RSV looks similar to the flu, so it is an illness to be taken seriously, Dr. Weber said.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-rsv-doctor-symptoms-treatments.html
Dec 22, 2022
Medical X-Press – Nikki Martyn
The holidays are a time for family, connection and love. Family traditions are an important component of the holiday season. They are constant and reliable. They allow us to slow down and be in the moment, appreciate each other and express gratitude.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-child-gift-presence-holidays.html
Dec 22, 2022
Romper – Miranda Rake
With a “tripledemic” of Covid, flu, and RSV circulating in the U.S. this winter, some parents are struggling to get their hands on go-to fever reducing medications, like Children’s Tylenol or Children’s Motrin. If your child has a fever, it can be panic-inducing to run to the store and not see that familiar bottle of Tylenol on the shelf. We asked a pediatrician what parents can do to keep sick kids comfortable if they encounter a kids’ Tylenol shortage in their area.
Read More: https://www.romper.com/parenting/childrens-tylenol-shortage-2022
Dec 21, 2022
The U.S. News and World Report – Cara Murez
While asthma is a lung condition that can make it harder to breathe, some things can make symptoms worse, such as illness, cold air and smoke, according to Children’s Minnesota in St. Paul and Minneapolis.
To avoid cold-weather flare-ups, make sure your child has the right clothing to wear outside, including a scarf or neck warmer they can wear over their mouth and nose. This can help warm and humidify the air they breathe.
Read More: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-12-21/winter-kids-asthma-high-time-for-flare-ups
Dec 21, 2022
WTOP – Kristi King
Many parents use electronic devices to keep young children occupied or calm, and a new study suggests it’s a bad idea. A Northern Virginia psychiatrist has tips for what to do instead.
Findings published in JAMA Pediatrics suggest that using mobile devices for calming children 3 to 5 years old corresponds with a decrease in executive functioning and an increase in emotional reactivity.
Read More: https://wtop.com/health-fitness/2022/12/how-using-screen-time-to-calm-youngsters-may-influence-child-development/
Dec 20, 2022
The South China Morning Post – Kylie Knott
A mother might laugh and find it cute when her baby tries to “swipe” a photograph in a book, or tap their fingers on a poster as if it were a touch screen.
However, Hong Kong clinical psychologist Quratulain Zaidi points to something much deeper going on in the child’s brain – an internalisation, or expectation, that all actions have an immediate effect, and all stimuli elicit a quick response.
Read Morning: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3203788/screen-time-kids-why-limits-are-vital-help-them-learn-how-interact-others-and-have-time-physical
Dec 20, 2022
Wales Online – Lydia Stephens
The days leading up to Christmas can see children in an excitable whirlwind and that is before we even get to Christmas Eve. All the excitement can get to their heads and make it hard for them to fall asleep.
A sleepless Christmas Eve can lead to a miserable Christmas Day with an over-tired and over-excited child battling to stay awake to enjoy the festivities.
Read More: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/expert-tips-children-sleep-christmas-25797594.amp
