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In early February 2021, a congressional study brought to light disturbing facts regarding the contents of commercially-available baby food that affect babies and young children. Heavy metals in baby food – after analyzing products from several popular US brands, the results indicated the presence of excessive amounts of cadmium, arsenic, mercury, and lead. Heavy metals
At private schools, small classes yield big benefits for students Private schools prioritize learning in a variety of ways, but one of the most significant is their collective commitment to keeping class sizes small. Whereas public schools may have upwards of 30 students or more in a classroom, private schools often cap class size to
Welcome to our Demonstration series. In these videos we will highlight the features and benefits of our pushchairs whilst demonstrating how to change them into their multiple configurations. Keep watching for more in the series….
Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester—generally after five to six weeks of fetal development—is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems that persist as the affected children progress into early adolescence (11 and 12 years of age), according to new research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part
From specialized classes to high-tech tools, private-school students are well-equipped for the future These days, discussions about quality education and setting kids up for success invariably include the importance of STEM. But what is STEM? Why does it matter? And how are private schools prioritizing STEM to help students become the leaders, innovators and game-changers
Deciding to send your child to a private school is the first step on an exciting educational journey. Still, the next step is often a lot more challenging: selecting which private school they’ll attend. “Choosing a school is a big, and sometimes emotional, decision for a family,” says Hilary Adamson, executive director of enrolment at
With the passing of our monarch, our children will undoubtedly hear about her death and will have many questions. Here’s how to approach the topic. Although expected, many of us will find it difficult to process the passing of the Queen. Death is a difficult concept for adults to face and an even more difficult
Turns out COVID in newborns isn’t as scary as you think. Here’s what a new AAP study found after looking at one million babies. Bringing a new baby home from the hospital is nerve-wracking at the best of times, and COVID-19 has added a whole new level of anxiety for parents of pandemic babies. Fears
In a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers performed epidemiologic modeling to update coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated caregiver and parent loss estimates. Study: Orphanhood and Caregiver Loss Among Children Based on New Global Excess COVID-19 Death Estimates. Image Credit: fizkes/Shutterstock Background Related Stories COVID-19–associated deaths have left millions of children bereaved of their caregivers
A growing number of hospitals are outsourcing often-unprofitable outpatient services for their poorest patients by setting up independent, nonprofit organizations to provide primary care. Medicare and Medicaid pay these clinics, known as federally qualified health center look-alikes, significantly more than they would if the sites were owned by hospitals. Like the nearly 1,400 federally qualified
Each option offers its own distinct benefits for kids and their parents It’s a debate as old as chocolate vs. vanilla, dogs vs. cats, or Star Wars vs. Star Trek: as a parent, should you send your child to a public school or a private school? Which is the smarter choice? Where will your child
A team at Duke Health has performed what is believed to be the world’s first partial heart transplant, with the living arteries and valves from a freshly donated heart fused onto a patient’s existing heart. The goal is to allow the valves to grow with the pediatric patient over time, increasing life expectancy. The team
Culinary medicine programs are emerging at medical schools to meet a critical need to improve nutrition education in an era of unprecedented diet-related health problems including obesity and cardiovascular disease, according to a review of programs by UT Southwestern researchers published in Academic Medicine, the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. The programs
My husband and I share the labour in our home, and yet our kids’ school still insists on calling only me every. single. time. When will society catch up? There are few things that cause my stomach to turn over as quickly as an unexpected phone call from my kids’ school in the middle of
Immune cells called group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) play an essential role in establishing tolerance to symbiotic microbes that dwell in the human gastrointestinal tract, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The discovery, reported Sept. 7 in Nature, illuminates an important aspect of gut health and mucosal immunity—one that
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