Practical period education boosts confidence and reduces stigma for adolescents

Practical period education boosts confidence and reduces stigma for adolescents

[ad_1] Practical information on managing periods can help better prepare adolescents for the changes taking place in their bodies during menstruation, according to research presented during the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition at the Colorado Convention Center Sept. 26-30. Research author Hannah Chiu, medical student at the Tulane University School of…

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Rising misuse of over-the-counter antihistamines puts teens at serious health risk

Rising misuse of over-the-counter antihistamines puts teens at serious health risk

[ad_1] Adolescents and young adults are misusing common over-the-counter antihistamines, putting them at risk of severe health outcomes including heart arrythmias, seizures or death, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition at the Colorado Convention Center from Sept. 26-30.  Noelia Swymeler, study author and pediatric resident physician…

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Pediatric Cancer Research Receives a Boost During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Pediatric Cancer Research Receives a Boost During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

[ad_1] Raya Saab, MD, a pediatric oncologist and renowned solid tumor researcher at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, has been awarded a $400,000 Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting pediatric cancer research. The grant will support Dr. Saab’s research on CD147, a glycoprotein involved in tumor development…

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Emergency calls for opioid exposures rise among middle-school aged children

Emergency calls for opioid exposures rise among middle-school aged children

[ad_1] Years after the opioid epidemic began in the mid-1990s, emergency medical services are seeing increases in emergency calls for pre-teens and adolescents, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition at the Colorado Convention Center from Sept. 26-30. The research, “EMS Calls for Pediatric Patients Ages 11-18…

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Routine wellness visits reveal hidden asthma cases through community-wide screening

Routine wellness visits reveal hidden asthma cases through community-wide screening

[ad_1] Researchers were able to identify more patients with asthma in specific communities by screening all children during routine wellness visits and asking about potential home environmental triggers, according to new research. The authors of an abstract, “Screening for Asthma and Related Environmental Risks in a High-Risk Pediatric Populations: A Descriptive Analysis of Universal Screening,”…

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Pediatric lung transplantation shows promising outcomes in China

Pediatric lung transplantation shows promising outcomes in China

[ad_1] Lung transplantation has transformed care for patients with end-stage respiratory failure, particularly among adults, where the number of procedures has grown dramatically over recent decades. However, pediatric transplantation has advanced more slowly, limited by scarce donors, complex surgical challenges, and fragile postoperative recovery. Globally, fewer than 3,000 pediatric lung transplants have been reported in…

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Newborn Undergoes Lifesaving Open Heart Surgery at 3 Days Old

Newborn Undergoes Lifesaving Open Heart Surgery at 3 Days Old

[ad_1] Boy receives congenital heart surgery quickly, thanks to Stanford Medicine Children’s Health specialty network team Marcus Li’s young life changed instantly the morning after he was born. During a newborn screening, a standard congenital heart disease test uncovered a serious concern. “He failed the test,” says Nikola Tede, MD, a Stanford Medicine Children’s Health…

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