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children’s health

Here you will find STAT coverage of the latest research and news on children’s health, from advances in diagnosis and treatment to the latest policy and advocacy efforts to improve the health of children and families.

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First Opinion Gary Darmstadt

How kangaroo mother care can help millions of babies each year

First Opinion David Scales, Sara Gorman and Kathleen Hall Jamieson

How headlines about the RSV antibody injection could cloud parents’ decision-making

Health Isabella Cueto

A needle-free anaphylaxis treatment runs into an FDA roadblock

Health Theresa Gaffney

Physicians say transgender sports bans are a health issue

Health Max Bennett

As kids, they underwent a common test for UTIs. As adults, it haunts them as a traumatic ‘nightmare’

Health Sarah Owermohle

Medicaid rebukes states for mistakenly disenrolling children

First Opinion Sharmila B. Mehta

How learning the truth about chaos theory has helped me as an inpatient child psychologist

Health Associated Press

A broad genetic test saved one newborn’s life. Research suggests it could help millions of others

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Health Tech Mohana Ravindranath

STAT Plus: From windows to wall art, hospitals use virtual reality to design more inclusive rooms for kids

Health Associated Press

Pediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care while planning research review

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Health Jason Mast

CDC recommends RSV monoclonal antibody for infants, high-risk young children

Health Helen Branswell

Measles was once seen as a childhood disease. Increasingly, adults are susceptible, too

Biotech Adam Feuerstein

STAT Plus: Drug from Stoke shows lower activity against childhood epilepsy, prompting search for better dose

Health Andrew Joseph

Europe recommends the approval of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults and in pregnancy

Health Annalisa Merelli

Global childhood vaccinations edge closer to pre-pandemic levels: WHO report

Health Helen Branswell

FDA approves RSV monoclonal antibody for infants, young children at high risk

The Obesity Revolution Isabella Cueto

For a 9-year-old patient at a Los Angeles obesity clinic, barriers to health are everywhere

Health Nicholas Florko

STAT Plus: Three reasons why Chuck Schumer’s crusade against Logan Paul’s energy drink will likely fizzle out

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

A new study of sick infants sees potential in DNA sequencing, but also a need for better ways to interpret the genome

First Opinion Sarah McCarthy

The love my daughter and I found in the PICU

Health Bree Iskandar

When young people survive cancer, their mental-health struggles are often just beginning

First Opinion Stuart Wallace and Stephanie Springer

Health misinformation is rampant in youth baseball. Why isn’t MLB doing more to help?

Health Theresa Gaffney

New research underscores benefits of gender-affirming hormones, rebutting anti-trans claims

Health Associated Press

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says

First Opinion Alphonse Provinziano

The court system is not ready for child custody disputes over gender-affirming care

Health Megan Molteni

‘We arguably saved their lives’: Newborn DNA-sequencing reveals elevated cancer risks for parents

Health Helen Branswell

Some hoped a new oral vaccine would solve all the polio campaign’s problems. Reality is settling in

Health Theresa Gaffney

Texas wants to wean trans youth off meds in a ‘safe and medically appropriate’ way. Doctors say that’s impossible

Biotech Adam Feuerstein and Jason Mast

STAT Plus: FDA delays decision on Sarepta’s gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy