Tag: child health
Preventing Heat Illness in Children: Evidence-Based Strategies for Parents and Caregivers
Children face greater physiological risk from heat illness than adults due to reduced sweating capacity and slower heat acclimatisation. Evidence-based…
Australia Tightens Social Media Enforcement With $99 Million Penalties as First-Year Ban Shows Mixed Results
Australia has escalated enforcement of its year-old social media ban for under-16s by raising maximum penalties to A$99 million and…
Malaria in Infancy Linked to Delayed Development at Age 1 and 6, Benin Study Shows
A birth cohort study from Benin published in Tropical Medicine & International Health found that uncomplicated malaria during infancy is…
Vaccination coverage in Ethiopia remains low, with most children missing timely immunisation
A longitudinal study of 7,417 Ethiopian children reveals that vaccination coverage remains below 31% when tracked continuously, and most children…
Child drowning deaths rising: why doctors urge universal water safety training
Paediatricians and public health officials warn that drowning remains a leading cause of preventable childhood death in the United States,…
One child dies daily in Gaza despite ceasefire, UNICEF warns of humanitarian collapse
UNICEF reports that one child dies daily in Gaza despite ceasefire, with acute malnutrition and preventable disease as primary causes.…
Children adopt AI technologies three times faster than adults, UNICEF warns of equity and safety risks
Children are adopting AI technologies at a rate more than three times faster than adults, according to UNICEF, creating significant…
Kwashiorkor: How Severe Protein Deficiency Disrupts Child Development
A clinical case in the New England Journal of Medicine highlights how severe protein deficiency in kwashiorkor disrupts immune function…