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Teens who play video games with gambling-like elements more likely to start real betting, study suggests

Written by | 30 Nov 2025

Young people who play video games with “gambling-like” elements – such as buying loot boxes or in-game items – are more likely to go on to gamble with… read more.

Only 1 in 8 children survive cardiac arrest outside hospital in England, according to first national report

Written by | 14 Oct 2025

For the first time, the OHCAO team at University of Warwick have published national data for children who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, underscoring urgent need for CPR… read more.

In children, the risk of long COVID increases after reinfection

Written by | 7 Oct 2025

Children and adolescents are at a significantly higher risk of various SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC/long COVID) outcomes after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2, researchers reported in  Lancet Infectious Diseases on September… read more.

Automated smoking interventions offered to parents through pediatric primary care may curb their tobacco habits

Written by | 16 Sep 2025

Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Mass General Brigham found that integrating an automated smoking cessation intervention for parents into pediatric primary care demonstrated increased treatment… read more.

Canada must protect youth from sports betting advertising

Written by | 13 Sep 2025

Canada must enact strong, effective legislation to protect youth from gambling advertising. Minors are suffering harms from problem gambling despite age restrictions, argue authors in an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian… read more.

As school returns, so do infections & asthma emergencies. Where kids live can make it worse

Written by | 18 Aug 2025

Asthma-related emergency room visits spike every year when kids return to school and are exposed to respiratory viruses like common colds and the flu — and the increase… read more.

Nonmedical use of prescription ADHD drugs among teens has dropped

Written by | 10 Aug 2025

Despite concerns about increased stimulant prescribing, nonmedical use of ADHD drugs among adolescents has declined in the last 20 years, a University of Michigan study shows. While medical… read more.

Potty pressure: 1 in 5 parents report struggles with toilet training

Written by | 24 Jul 2025

Transitioning from diapers to the toilet is a major step for young children — and their parents. Now a new report shines a light on just how bumpy… read more.

One-third of U.S. public schools screen students for mental health issues

Written by | 24 Jul 2025

Nearly one-third of the nation’s K-12 U.S. public schools mandate mental health screening for students, with most offering in-person treatment or referral to a community mental health professional… read more.

Study reveals most common medical emergencies in schools

Written by | 14 Jul 2025

The three most common reasons schools called emergency medical services (EMS) were for neurological crises such as seizures, psychiatric conditions or substance abuse, and trauma related injuries, according… read more.

Autism inpatient collection releases genetic, phenotypic data for more than 1,500 children with autism

Written by | 6 Jul 2025

The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) has released phenotypic and genetic data from the Autism Inpatient Collection (AIC), a cohort of more than 1,500 youth participants ages 4 to… read more.

How babies are affected by their mother’s age

Written by | 27 Jun 2025

Giving birth to a child after 40 is becoming more and more common – but it can entail an increased risk to the child, researchers say. A new… read more.

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