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Extended-Stay Hotels for Poor Families Can Lead to Health Problems for Kids --experts

Fri, 2024-10-11 23:07 — mike kraft
Extended-Stay Hotels, a Growing Option for Poor Families, Can Lead to Health Problems for Kids - KFF Health News Extended-stay hotels are often a last resort for low-income families trying to avoid homelessness. But hotel living can lead to — or exacerbate — various physical and mental health issues for children, say advocates for families and researchers who study homelessness. khnkytjaw KFF Health News
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Getting a Covid Shot During Pregnancy Is Important --new data

Mon, 2024-10-07 22:36 — mike kraft
Here’s Why Getting a Covid Shot During Pregnancy Is Important - KFF Health News New data from the CDC shows covid vaccination during pregnancy is key to protecting vulnerable newborns from the virus. paulavirna KFF Health News
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WHO recommends pregnant women to get vaccinations and antibody therapy to prevent RSV in infants

Tue, 2024-10-01 21:21 — mike kraft
WHO recommends maternal shot and antibody therapy to prevent RSV in infants The recommendations, to administer both the shot and the antibody or either, come after the WHO's strategic advisory group on immunization met last week. For countries that decide to use a maternal vaccine, WHO said it recommends a single shot in the third trimester of pregnancy. Drugmaker Pfizer's shot is approved in the United States for use in women during the middle of the third trimester of pregnancy to protect their babies. Yahoo News

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COVID vaccinations during pregnancy protects newborns from hospitalization --data

Tue, 2024-10-01 21:08 — mike kraft
Getting the COVID vaccine during pregnancy protects newborns from hospitalization Babies under six months can't be vaccinated directly against COVID. A new study found that most infants hospitalized for COVID had mothers who didn’t get the vaccine while they were pregnant. KFF Health News
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Kids born during COVID-19 pandemic don't have higher autism risk--study

Wed, 2024-09-25 22:02 — mike kraft
No increased risk of autism seen in pandemic-era children Children born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic—with or without exposure to maternal infections—do not seem to be at increased risk for developing autism, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open. CIDRAP

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Virus that causes paralyzing illness among children is spiking in the U.S. --wastewater data

Tue, 2024-09-17 23:06 — mike kraft
Virus that causes paralyzing illness is spiking in the U.S., wastewater data shows The enterovirus D68 that sometimes paralyzes children is spreading in the U.S., raising worries about a possible rise in polio-like illnesses. Yahoo News

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Climate change will greatly increase malnutrition among chldren -- Gates Foundation report

Tue, 2024-09-17 21:53 — mike kraft

Climate change will escalate child health crisis due to malnutrition, says Gates

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Malnutrition is the world's worst child health crisis and climate change will only make things more severe, according to Microsoft-co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates.
 
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U.S. maternity care crisis, with 1 in 3 counties lacking obstetric doctors-- study

Thu, 2024-09-12 00:26 — mike kraft
First on CNN: US faces maternity care crisis, with 1 in 3 counties lacking obstetric doctors to provide care, report warns | CNN The United States is facing an ongoing maternity health crisis in which 1 in every 3 counties does not have a single obstetric clinician, affecting women’s access to care, according to a new report. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Long-COVID rates in kids fell markedly from 3 month level to 2 years --study

Tue, 2024-09-10 22:27 — mike kraft
Long-COVID rates in kids fell from 23% after 3 months to 7% after 2 years, data reveal Two factors were tied to increased risk of long COVID through 18 months: age 12 years or older and being infected with the original or Alpha strain. CIDRAP
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The effects of Covid lockdowns on teenagers outlines in new study

Tue, 2024-09-10 22:18 — mike kraft
Teen brains 'aged' during Covid lockdowns, new research suggests Brain scans show that girls were especially affected by the loss of social interaction. NBC News

Covid lockdowns, such as school closures, canceled sports activities and stay-at-home orders, prematurely aged teen brains by as much as four years, researchers from the University of Washington found. 

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