Next-generation sequencing expands possibilities for newborn screening
Every year, millions of newborns undergo routine screening as a preventive strategy to detect inherited disorders before symptoms…
Specialized palliative care shows potential to enhance well-being in pediatric cancer patients
How to reduce suffering in children with advanced cancer remains an ongoing but urgent question. A Mass General…
The parenting deficit: The numbers that show why school holidays are asking the impossible
Then there were teacher-only days, sick days and school events; no matter how I balanced it, I felt…
Michael Jackson says children loved to ‘touch and hug’ him in new series
Another audio clip sees the Thriller singer claim that “children … wanna just touch and hug me”. The…
Updated newborn screening guidelines aim to improve cystic fibrosis detection
An updated report on cystic fibrosis (CF) from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, in…
Police break up group of 40 Auckland dirt bike riders, accusing them of risking the lives of children and motorists
“We’re asking for assistance from the public so we can locate these riders as soon as possible before…
Speak To Grandparents About Keeping Medication Locked Away
When you’ve got young kids in the house, it can feel like danger lurks everywhere – even when…
Mental health charity forced to raise £10k for urgent private help for kids
A charity on the frontline of Scotland’s youth mental health crisis has spoken out after raising £10,000 to…
‘Medicine for the soul’: Hawke’s Bay Harbourmaster on dream maritime job
“I spent 15 years on commercial ships, which involved a lot of travelling. “After getting married and having…
Whangamatā children hike 3km over hills to go around slips to reach Rotorua touch tournament
But without them, the under-14 boys’ representative team, at least, would have had to pull out. Whangamatā children…
An AI Toy Exposed 50,000 Logs of Its Chats With Kids to Anyone With a Gmail Account
Even now that the data is secured, Margolis and Thacker argue that it raises questions about how many…
Air pollution, not diet, shows the strongest link to poorer concentration in schoolgirls
A study of schoolgirls finds that living in polluted areas is more consistently linked to reduced attention than…