Month: January 2022

At least 2% of the total global population have been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) at some point during the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and more than 200 million infants were born since the onset of the pandemic. Millions of in-utero exposures to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection are therefore likely.
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Online learning poses additional challenges to children with chronic medical conditions or special education needs, and these patients could benefit from more support from pediatric clinicians to be academically successful, according to a new opinion piece in JAMA Pediatrics released today and co-written by researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Medicine. Clinicians should
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Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Fat is an important macronutrient in an infant’s diet. Aside from being the major energy source in breast milk, fats and their metabolites aid in a baby’s brain development and growth. But, the amount of fat in human breast milk varies throughout the day (1). This alternation of breast milk
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With high school and college graduations happening all around the country, it’s a good time for us to think about what young adults need as they enter the “real world.” Even the best education doesn’t necessarily equip grads with all the tools they need to financially, physically, and mentally thrive in adulthood. Insert apps for life
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My mom and I never really talk about how she mothered her fat child. It’s too painful for both of us. But after she read a blog post of mine, she called me. “I’m so sad,” she said. “I experienced the same issues with being an overweight child, and I didn’t want my daughter to
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In a recent study published in the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers determined the characteristics and clinical outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children and adolescents 18 years or younger. Study: Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years Hospitalized with
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Most people have heard of the amazing benefits of meditation practice to both physical and mental health but, how do these benefits affect women during pregnancy, and more specifically, how to use meditation for a healthy pregnancy?  The benefits of meditating during pregnancy can be significant not only to the meditator but also for her
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