Team solves medical mystery of child’s fatal lung disease

Reseachers have solved the medical mystery of why a seemingly healthy 2-year-old succcumbed to a rare, undiagnosed lung disease.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 4, 2022 ~8 min

Young moms are most hesitant about COVID vaccines for kids

A new survey shows young moms worried more about money than avoiding COVID-19 and were more hesitant about having their kids get the vaccine.

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 3, 2022 ~4 min


US Considers COVID Vaccine for Children under 5

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 2, 2022 ~4 min

Lead exposure from private wells may set kids up for teen delinquency

Children exposed to lead in drinking water from private wells may be at increased risk for delinquency as teenagers, a new study shows.

Duke University • futurity
Feb. 2, 2022 ~7 min

One-legged stance tests balance after concussion

A 30-second single-leg stance could be an effective way to detect subtle deficiencies in a child's balance after a concussion, research shows.

David Hill-Buffalo • futurity
Feb. 2, 2022 ~7 min

RSV causes more infant deaths than hospital data show

Two-thirds of infant deaths from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) occurred in the community and would have been excluded from mortality estimates based on hospital data.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
Jan. 28, 2022 ~7 min

The sunsetting of the child tax credit expansion could leave many families without enough food on the table

The 2021 child tax credit expansion helped lift millions of families with children out of hunger. After those payments ended in December 2021, those families may again face food insufficiency.

Katherine Gutierrez, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of New Mexico • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 ~5 min

Early data shows low risk for serious health problems for kids with COVID

While they can definitely get really sick from COVID-19, data from early in the pandemic shows kids with COVID are at less risk of serious health issues.

Kristina Sauerwein-Washington University • futurity
Jan. 18, 2022 ~6 min


Hospitalizations Rising in Children Too Young for COVID Shots

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 10, 2022 ~5 min

‘One and done’ surgery may be best for kids with severe scoliosis

Young children with severe scoliosis who have growth-friendly surgery prior to spinal fusion have more complications than those who only have spinal fusion.

U. Michigan • futurity
Jan. 3, 2022 ~6 min

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