Tag: Child and teen health

Unusual treatment shows promise for kids with brain tumors

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For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science’s best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment: Dripping millions...

Most kids with serious inflammatory illness had mild COVID

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Most children with a serious inflammatory illness linked to the coronavirus had initial COVID-19 infections with no symptoms or only mild ones, new U.S....

FDA OKs first new ADHD drug in over a decade for children

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U.S. regulators have approved the first new drug in over a decade for children with ADHD, which causes inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. ...

PBS Kids celebrates Autism Awareness Month with new friends

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NEW YORK — A new child is introduced this month on the animated TV show “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum” who is a...

Warning issued not to drink Vegas-based ‘Real Water’ product

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LAS VEGAS — Federal and local health officials are warning people not to drink a Las Vegas-based bottled water brand, Real Water, after linking...

Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together

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BOSTON — U.S. guidelines that say students should be kept 6 feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny from federal health experts, state...

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Rumors and conspiracy theories swirled this past week regarding the whereabouts of Zé Gotinha, the mascot for the nation’s national...

Amid pandemic, ‘an international epidemic’ of childhood pain

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PARIS — By the time his parents rushed him to the hospital, 11-year-old Pablo was barely eating and had stopped drinking entirely. Weakened by...

Experts notice pandemic’s mental health toll on German youth

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BERLIN — Pollina Dinner returned to school in Berlin for the first time this week after two months of lockdown. The 9-year-old third-grader was...

Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France

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LE PECQ, France — By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the ecologist mayor of one of France's most famously gastronomic cities...