Child Health

Tackling youth vaping: Current regulations fall short and new tech offers effective solutions

Britain is facing persistently high youth vaping rates, which have doubled since 2021. This worrying trend has evolved faster than our current policies and prevention strategies can keep pace with. What is the next step for tackling youth vaping?

Woman’s imprisonment spurs ‘Victorian’ abortion legislation debate

Abortion legislation is being criticised after woman has been sentenced to prison for an induced abortion after taking more than the legal limit of pills.

Unhealthy food advertising decreased by 64% in Chile after policy change

Marketing restrictions in Chile helped to decrease children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on TV by 73%, and general advertising by 64%.

Poverty, abuse, divorce and more can influence multiple sclerosis attacks

Life stressors including poverty, abuse and divorce can influence multiple sclerosis attacks and flare-ups – leading to worse health outcomes.

COVID-19 experience for children in custodial settings

Dr Charlotte Lennox from the University of Manchester reports on the main findings of her research and argues that children in custodial settings were an invisible group during the COVID-19 pandemic, in this second of a two-part series.

Treating children with blast injuries with prosthetic innovations

Imperial College London opens its first-ever centre designing prosthetic innovations for child blast injuries occurring in conflict zones.

13 ways to tackle sugar addiction: Everything to know about having a sweet tooth

What is a sweet tooth? What causes it? Why does it matter? What can we do about it? Here Dr Deborah Lee, Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, explores everything there is to know about having a 'sweet tooth' and 13 ways to tackle it.

Government urges parents to check for measles vaccine as cases spike in children

The UK government has urged parents to check their children's measles vaccine records due to an increase in virus cases.

“No child should be going blind from ROP”: AI as a solution to childhood blindness

A revolutionary AI tool can predict retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), paving the way for the prevention of childhood blindness.

Lower opportunity areas have more child victims of firearm injuries in the U.S

Neighbourhoods in the U.S with limited social, health and educational opportunities, have higher rates of youth firearm injuries.

Everything to know about Pica, a lesser known eating disorder

Pica is an eating disorder where the sufferer craves to eat non-food substances such as soil, ice or clay. But who can be affected, what are the causes, and what else is there to know?

Hostile parenting and discipline increase a child’s risk of mental illness

Hostile parenting and harsh discipline on young children significantly increase a child’s risk of developing lasting mental health problems.

Understanding the increasing rates of child mental health issues

Professor John Sharry, Psychotherapist, Clinical Advisor for SilverCloud® by Amwell® and Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Psychology University College Dublin, walks us through some child mental health issues.

Parent decision-making in vaccinating children against COVID-19

Study examines the scientific evidence, political and social pressures parents face when vaccinating children.

How can we do better for children’s spectacles?

When it comes to children’s spectacles, we ‘must do better’, Dr Alicia Thompson from the Association of British Dispensing Opticians argues.

Is the UK Government’s childhood obesity programme working?

How has the UK Government’s National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), designed to tackle childhood obesity, impacted child and parent mental health? 

Average age of conception throughout human history

Determining the average age of conception throughout human history to discover more about humans, then and in the future.

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