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Parents of mentally ill teens aren't more likely to store guns safely
Parents of adolescents with depression or bipolar disorder are no more likely than households without a mentally ill teen to follow safe firearm storage practices, a recent U.S.... More
Parents find older babies sleep better in their own room
Parents who put babies to sleep in their own rooms report the infants get more rest and have more consistent bedtime routines than parents who share a room or a bed with their... More
Childhood cancer survivors may face decades of high medical costs
Childhood cancer survivors may face steep out-of-pocket medical expenses well into adulthood, a recent U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data on 580 adults who had been... More
Religious young women less educated about HPV vaccine
Religious young women are less knowledgeable about a vaccine that guards against several different types of cancer, suggests a new study from Utah. More
Child marriage increasing in civil war-torn South Sudan
Humanitarian workers in South Sudan say the country's ongoing civil war has increased the rate of child marriage to alarming levels. More
Tragic child deaths spur Indian schoolgirl to fundraise for oxygen
A 15-year-old schoolgirl in northern India has launched a charity to provide oxygen to impoverished patients after 63 people, nearly half of them children, died due to a lack of... More
Newborns' hospital care quality may be tied to race
The quality of care provided to critically ill newborns is linked with multiple factors, including - in some hospitals - the infants’ race, according to a study from California. More
Kids often have a chronic cough after respiratory illness
Children treated for respiratory illnesses in the emergency department often have a chronic cough that lingers for weeks after they go home from the hospital, an Australian study... More
Syrian schools grow edible playgrounds to boost diets of hungry children
School playgrounds across Syria are being transformed into vegetable gardens where children whose diets have been devastated by six years of war can learn to grow - and then eat -... More
Can child marriage be stopped? One girl did and wants others in Indonesia to follow
In Sanita Rini’s village on the Indonesian island of Java, child brides were so common that girls who were not married by the time they turned 16 were labeled “old virgins”. Like... More
Kids who skip breakfast may miss key nutrients
Children who skip breakfast on a regular basis are likely to fall short for the day in getting all their recommended essential nutrients, a UK study suggests. Kids who skipped... More
Why teens need to understand care plans for dying parents
When children lose a parent during adolescence, their mental health as young adults may depend on how comfortable they were with the treatment and support provided at the end of... More
Few nations see beyond hunger in fighting malnutrition: study
Food alone cannot solve the world’s malnutrition crises but only three countries are looking beyond hunger to the other major driver, according to a global study released on... More
Changing childcare settings can affect sleep
Inconsistent childcare arrangements can affect toddlers’ sleep at night, a new study suggests. Consistent childcare arrangements - even complicated ones - didn’t seem to affect... More
