Kids with COVID had a 50% to 60% higher risk of depression, anxiety in 2021, researchers say
Joice Kelly / Unsplash Relative to uninfected children, COVID-19 patients aged 8 to 17 years were at a 49% higher...
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Senate committee to probe CDC shake-up; New Jersey eases COVID vaccine access
Sen Bill Cassidy, MD, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee yesterday announced a hearing for...
Food insecurity tied to higher risk of long COVID
A new survey of more than 21,000 US adults shows that those who reported food insecurity had a 73% higher...
Amid COVID pandemic, toddlers showed resilience, less bad behavior, researchers say
A study today in JAMA Network Open involving nearly 3,500 US toddlers suggests that they had fewer parent-reported behavioral problems amid...
Survey: Depression, anxiety rates rose across racial groups in height of pandemic, with persistent or widened gaps
AnnaStills / iStock A survey of more than 107,000 US adult participants in the National Health Interview Survey from 2019 to...
Study identifies characteristics linked with higher likelihood of post COVID-19 condition diagnosis
Many studies have described a variety of long-term effects of COVID-19, with symptoms including fatigue and malaise, breathing difficulties, and...
Family engagement is critical for schools’ COVID-19 recovery efforts
More than two and a half years later, the cumulative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and their caregivers...
Brains Of Teenagers Look Disturbingly Different After Covid-19 Lockdown, Says Study
<!-- -->The consequences are similar to those observed previously as a result of violence and neglect.Teenagers' brains have aged faster...
Ipsos poll: Few COVID worries for the holidays
Data: Axios and Ipsos research; Chart: Tory Lysik/Axios VisualsAmericans are entering the holidays for the first time in two years with...
With COVID-19 Climbing, How Do Schools Keep Students on Track?
“Being able to say we’re actually going to supplement what’s happening within schools with more funding for every child is...