Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Children with asthma who use at-home monitoring are around half as likely to visit the emergency department or be hospitalized, compared to those who only receive care from their medical team, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Remote monitoring also helped
By Layal Liverpool Individually wrapped sweets may contribute to increased nut allergies seen at Easter and HalloweenImage by cuppyuppycake/Getty Images On Easter and Halloween each year, severe allergic reactions to nuts spike in children, according to an analysis of data from emergency rooms across Canada. “I’m not so surprised,” says Moshe Ben-Shoshan at McGill University…
Children transmit coronavirus to their family members following exposure at child care facilities, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Friday.The study looked at data collected from contact tracing during outbreaks of COVID-19 infections in three Salt Lake City, Utah, child care facilities between April and July.“Twelve children acquired COVID-19 in child care facilities," the…
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A young boy who has mild autism at home with his mother and their family catPaul Doyle / Alamy The fleeting way cats make eye contact may explain why some autistic children develop stronger relationships with pet cats than pet dogs. The “less intrusive glance” of cats, compared to the “long gazes”…
New data out this week shows that more than 500,000 children in the U.S. have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The group said children represented 9.8% of all COVID-19 cases in the U.S., where more than 6.3 million total cases have been reported, per…
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HEARING ABOUT YET another food recall is enough to make you never want to eat again. Unfortunately, here we are again. This time, it’s due to listeria. Here’s what you need to know about that bacteria and this recall. Four people are dead and another 19 have been hospitalized after precooked pasta meals were contaminated