American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending universal masking in school
UNDATED (WKBT) - New COVID-19 guidance for schools from the American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending universal masking in school for everyone over the age of…
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'Where's baby?': La Crosse health leaders warn about hot car dangers
A record of 53 children died each year inside hot cars in 2018 and 2019.
Physician groups call for taxes on sugary drinks
Physicians' groups have long taken a stand against high consumption of sugary drinks in the United States -- and now they are calling for several policies to limit access to sugar-sweetened beverages among children and teens.
There's new advice to prevent food allergies in children
Giving a baby a new food to try is fun, and it should be. The only concerns parents should have: finding their phones fast enough to document the funny faces and cleaning up the mess that might follow. Yet in recent years, scientific evidence has accumulated quickly on what foods to introduce when and how to best prevent allergies -- leaving parents to keep track of it all.
Screen time for kids under 2 more than doubles, study finds
Screen time has more than doubled for children under 2 years old since 1997, a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found, with time spent in front of a TV as the main driver despite a changing screen landscape.
More than 9,000 US children are injured using infant walkers every year
Changes in safety standards led to a steep drop in the number of babies injured using infant walkers. Still, more than 9,000 U.S. children are injured using the devices every year, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
Pediatricians group urges parents to avoid these food, packaging chemicals
A leading US medical organization representing more than 60,000 pediatricians recommends parents and children avoid certain chemicals used in food processing and called for the government to adjust its methods of deeming substances to be safe.
Obstacles to healthy eating
Overweight children are at risk for health problems such as high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Getting to a healthy weight can help lower these health risks. But the road to healthy weight may have obstacles. Sometimes it can be one step forward and two steps back.
Gastric bypass may help prevent heart disease in teens
Adults who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery show improvement in biochemical cardiac risk factors, but teens that have the procedure may realize even greater heart health benefits, according to new research.
