January 16, 2020 Opioid Overdose Risk Factors for Teens, College-Aged Youth Mirror Adults Diagnoses of mental health and substance use disorders associated with three times higher odds of overdose. Research
January 7, 2020 Children Frequently Receive Unnecessary Medical Care Regardless of Insurance Type 1 in 9 publicly insured and 1 in 11 privately insured children received low-value care in 2014, researchers find. Research
December 16, 2019 Family pets: Pros and cons for kids Pets can be an important part of a family and have a big impact on a child. The decision to have or not have a pet can involve a lot of factors including timing, the kind of pet, and who will take responsibility for it. Research
November 18, 2019 Speeding Up Recovery for Children Undergoing Heart Surgery Chest tubes are necessary but painful for babies and children recovering from heart procedures. Doctors explore ways to remove the device earlier to improve families’ experiences and reduce time spent in the hospital. Research
November 18, 2019 Reducing Cardiac Arrests Among Pediatric Heart Patients Hospitals around the country collaborate to significantly reduce cardiac arrest rates among children hospitalized with heart disease, according to findings presented at the American Heart Association meeting. Research
October 7, 2019 Research on Firearm Injuries to U.S. Children Gets 30 Times Less Funding Per Death than Other Causes Study spotlights mismatch between number of firearm deaths in children age 1 to 18, and research to understand, prevent and treat the reasons for those deaths. Research
September 13, 2019 “Timeouts” Not Associated with Long-Term Negative Effects in Children Study doesn’t find relationship between the “timeout” as a disciplinary method and increased behavior problems. Research
August 29, 2019 Pediatric Sepsis Cases 12 Times Costlier than Other Childhood Hospitalizations Study: Sepsis costs a total of $7.3 billion and disproportionately impacts vulnerable kids. Research
July 22, 2019 Failure to Launch: Parents are barriers to teen independence National Poll: While most parents say they are doing enough to prepare their teen for adulthood, they gave low rankings of their teen’s Research
August 19, 2019 Should Doctors Accept Unvaccinated Children as Patients? Forty-one percent of parents may seek new provider because of unvaccinated children at their doctor’s office. Research
