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News Articles: Children's Health

A football player in Macon, Georgia, drinks water during practice in August 2024.

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  • Children's Health

This is how Georgia is leading the nation in protecting student athletes from heat stroke

Georgia once led the nation with 58 deaths related to extreme heat between 1980 and 2009, according to research from the University of Georgia. Bud Cooper, with the Mary Frances Early College of Education Department of Kinesiology, helped change that.

August 07, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Companies that make weighted infant sleepwear say their products are safe and help babies sleep, but a growing chorus of medical experts, safe sleep advocates and government regulators warn that the garments could be dangerous.

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  • Business

U.S. lawmakers urge banning weighted infant sleepwear over safety concerns

Weighted infant sleepwear companies say their products are safe and help babies sleep, but some medical experts, safe-sleep advocates and government regulators warn the garments could be dangerous.

August 06, 2024
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Members of advocacy group Parents for Safe Online Space rally after a hearing on Capitol Hill in January. The group supports proposed legislation that will hold tech companies accountable for limiting children's exposure to harmful online content.

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  • Technology

A historic new law would protect kids online and hold tech companies accountable

The new law would require tech companies to limit children's exposure to dangerous online content. The last time Congress legislated on kids online safety was before social media and smartphones.

August 03, 2024
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By:
  • Windsor Johnston
Air quality in Denver was badly affected by wildfire smoke from blazes in Oregon and provinces of western Canada on July 24, 2024.

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  • Health

Here's who is most at risk from wildfire smoke and how to protect yourself

As hazy air from fires out West wafts across the country, some people are at higher risk of health problems, including children, older people and those with lung conditions. Here's how to stay safe.

July 27, 2024
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By:
  • Ginny Graves
It took Jacqueline Vakil seven weeks to find an alternative asthma medication for her 4-year-old son James.

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  • Children's Health

A discontinued asthma medication has patients scrambling, some to the ER

Drugmaker GSK stopped making asthma inhaler Flovent earlier this year. That’s left patients struggling to find other medication their insurance will cover.Children have been hit especially hard.

July 22, 2024
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By:
  • Alan Yu
Tweens and young teens are now major consumers of skin care products, but some ingredients are not good for young skin.

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  • Health

Social media is fueling a tween skin care craze. Some dermatologists are wary

Tweens are now major consumers of skin care products, fueled by social media. But dermatologists are seeing kids with rashes caused by products not meant for young skin. What should tweens be using?

July 12, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
There's a fast-growing market for nonalcoholic beers, wines and canned mixed drinks. Some researchers think there should be age limits for buying them.

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  • Health

ID please. Should kids be able to buy nonalcoholic beer, wine and mocktails?

Most states currently don't have age limits for buying zero-proof beverages that look and taste like beer, wine and liquor. But some researchers argue they could be a gateway into drinking for kids.

July 09, 2024
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By:
  • Pien Huang
a close-up view of an airway support device that was created with a 3D printer

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  • Children's Health

Doctors in Atlanta use 3D-printed devices to help infants with airway disease breathe on their own

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is one of a handful of places in the United States where 3D-printing technology is used to help patients on ventilators. And Georgia Tech is the only location capable of custom-printing it.

July 08, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
A homeless family with a two-year-old child on Towne Avenue in Los Angeles' Skid Row in April 2024. A new study tracks how housing insecurity affects children's health as they grow.

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  • Health

When little kids don’t have stable housing, it can affect their health later

Researchers following a group of American children for decades found that even short periods of housing instability increased the chances of poor mental and physical health years later.

July 01, 2024
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
A teen gets their body composition analyzed. Behavioral counseling is recommended for kids and teens with obesity.

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  • Health

Prevention task force recommends intensive counseling for kids with obesity

The influential US Preventive Services Task Force urged behavioral counseling for children and teens with very high BMI. Notably the group did not include Ozempic-like drugs in the recommendation.

June 19, 2024
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi and
  • Carmel Wroth
Keaton Warner and Jillian Canada stand in front of a poster with a wheel of feelings at Roswell High School.

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  • Mental Health

How Roswell High School addresses student mental health needs amid dual deadly epidemics

Teachers at Roswell High School allow students to leave class for therapy appointments and return without missing a beat because teachers know that if the student is struggling with mental health, they're not going to be able to focus on math or science, school social worker Valerie Rogers says.

 

June 17, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
 The biggest predictor of screen time for kids is how much their parents use their devices, a new study finds.

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  • Children's Health

Parents are key when it comes to limiting screen time for kids, study finds

Early adolescence is a time when kids are becoming more independent and spending more time on social media. When it comes to curbing screen time in this age group, new research suggests some parental strategies work better than others.

June 08, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
Swimming lessons can be a powerful tool to prevent drowning.

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  • Health

QUIZ: Parents, how much do you know about water safety for kids?

Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 in the U.S. Before you take your kids to the pool or the ocean this summer, test your knowledge of drowning prevention and water safety.

June 07, 2024
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By:
  • Marielle Segarra and
  • Malaka Gharib
A UNICEF report reveals more than 180 million children aren't getting anywhere near the nutrition they need. The problem is so severe, the report says, these kids suffer from the devastating effects of malnutrition.  Some countries, however, have shown that it is possible to reduce what the report calls <em>child food poverty</em>.

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  • Global Health

Are we doing better on child hunger? A sweeping UNICEF report weighs in

A new report shows that tens of millions of children around the world are not getting enough to eat. This leaves a staggering number of kids under five with diseases associated with malnutrition which often impair a child's development and therefore their future prospects as well.

June 06, 2024
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis
A Bibb County summer camper gets free lunch from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Macon.

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  • Food

Georgia's opting out of a federal food program this summer. Here's what's available for kids in need

The so-called Summer EBT program is an extension of the Pandemic EBT program model, which had near-national enrollment and ended last year. 

June 04, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
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