Child Health Related News
How insomnia symptoms translate from childhood into adulthood
Children with insomnia symptoms are likely to persist with them as young adults and are significantly more likely to develop an insomnia disorder in...
Link found between child poverty and mental health disorders in adulthood
A new study showed an association between child poverty and a heightened propensity to develop externalising disorders during adolescence and early adulthood.
According to psychiatrists,...
Problematic, widespread levels of the public feeling lonely in many countries
New analysis has found that people feeling lonely is at a problematic, widespread level in many countries.
Feeling lonely is a personal, subjective experience and...
Up to half of children worldwide consume energy drinks weekly
New statistics uncovered that up to half of children worldwide, and up to a third of children in the UK, consume energy drinks weekly.
Energy...
Clinicians call for enhanced mental health support in schools
Clinicians have outlined the importance of advancing mental health support in educational settings, suggesting that coping and social skills training and additional extra-curricular activities...
Does a strep throat infection lead to the development of tics?
A new study has found no link between a strep throat infection and the development of tics in children who have a parent or...
NHS to roll out new gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy
The NHS has agreed on a deal for life-saving treatment for metachromatic leukodystrophy that will offer babies and young children the prospect of a...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy may be linked to childhood trauma such as neglect, domestic violence, or substance misuse in the family home.
Vaccine hesitancy was three...
Maternal soft drink consumption linked to ADHD symptoms in children
Researchers reported that daily maternal intake of sweetened carbonated beverages (SCB) in pregnancy was associated with ADHD symptoms in children at eight years of...
Oral immunotherapy shows effectiveness as a peanut allergy treatment
The results of the groundbreaking IMPACT trial have revealed that oral immunotherapy works effectively as a peanut allergy treatment, a potentially life-changing development for...
Study finds infants born in cities have an increased mortality rate
In Tanzania, infants born in cities surprisingly have an increased mortality rate in their first month of life compared to babies born in rural...
Introducing healthy lifestyle habits in preschool lowers heart disease risk
Implementing school-based programs aimed at teaching healthy lifestyle habits as early as preschool can achieve lasting lifestyle changes in children.
Healthy lifestyle habits can include...
Changing the lives of children with a new cystic fibrosis treatment
The National Health Service (NHS) has announced a new cystic fibrosis treatment is now available, which will benefit hundreds of children.
Patients in England were...
Whole genome sequencing for newborn screening
Sukhvinder Nijhar Nicklen, Market Development Leader at PerkinElmer, outlines the building blocks of an effective roll-out of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) in the UK.
The...
Addressing the growing issue of button battery ingestion in children
Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Christos Tzivinikos, discusses the worrying increase in button battery ingestion (BBI) in children and how this can be prevented.
Button battery ingestion...
Millions of children develop asthma due to traffic-related air pollution
Shocking new research has signified that around two million new paediatric asthma cases are caused annually worldwide due to traffic-related air pollution.
A novel study,...
New treatment reduces effects of peanut allergy to benefit children
Thousands of children and young people will receive pioneering treatment for peanut allergy after NHS England secured the first deal of its kind in...
One baby born breathing air pollution every two minutes
According to new research by Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, every two minutes in the UK, a baby is born in an...
Phenylketonuria (PKU) drug now available to patients in England
The NHS has agreed to a deal to secure a drug for Phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare, deliberating disorder for patients of all ages for...
Child abuse increases risk of suicidal behaviour in adolescents
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine reveals child abuse increase some determining risk factors in adolescents’ suicidal behaviours.
The research found...
