parenting – Radio Health Journal

November 3, 2019November 3, 2019

Medical Notes 19-44

A look at the top medical headlines for the week of November 3, 2019.

October 27, 2019November 1, 2019

19-43 Segment 2: Paid Parental Leave

The US is one of the few world nations that provides no paid job leave for either new moms or dads. A new study shows that paid leave has benefits in infant mortality as well as mother’s health. An expert and advocate for paid leave discusses the benefits.

September 29, 2019October 8, 2019

19-39 Segment 1: Genetic Testing and Family Secrets

The availability of consumer DNA tests and databases has allowed long-hidden family secrets to be revealed, including mistaken paternity and unknown siblings. It has also taken the anonymity away from some cases of sperm donation. Two experts discuss the ethics of overturning this promised secrecy and the impact that the revelation of secrets can have on entire families.

A look at the top medical headlines for the week of September 8, 2019.

September 8, 2019September 16, 2019

Medical Notes 19-36

A look at the top medical headlines for the week of September 8, 2019.

September 1, 2019October 3, 2019

19-35 Segment 1: Sudden Unexplained Death of a Child

Each year, some 400 US children over age 1, most of them toddlers, die overnight for no known reason. Families, longing for answers, often find that their families, friends, and even pediatricians are unfamiliar with this classification of death, or that they even occur. Family members who have lost a child, a medical examiner, and a research expert who has lost a child discuss SUDC.

August 11, 2019September 7, 2019

19-32 Segment 1: The Economics of Later School Start Times

Thirty years of research have shown that teenagers’ biology prevents them from getting to sleep much before 11pm, and with most high schools starting classes around 8 am, they are chronically sleep deprived. Experts discuss how students and even the economy would benefit from later start times and the reasons many people and school districts still oppose the change.

July 8, 2019

19-27 Segment 1: PANDAS–The Mysterious Childhood Disorder After a Strep Throat

Strep infection may prompt a severe reaction in some children, causing their own immune system to attack cells in the brain. What appear to be extreme psychological symptoms result from what is really a physical disorder. The disorder, known as PANDAS, is often misdiagnosed. Experts discuss.

July 8, 2019July 10, 2019

Medical Notes 19-27

A look at the top medical headlines for the week of July 7, 2019.

June 2, 2019June 3, 2019

19-22 Segment 1: Why Parents Don’t Vaccinate

Measles had been declared eliminated in 2000, but has come roaring back because of the increasing number of people who have not been vaccinated. Parents may have legitimate fears of side effects, but claims vaccines are unsafe are not true. Experts discuss the complicated psychological reasons vaccine refusal exists despite this, and what may help change minds to promote public health.

June 2, 2019June 3, 2019

19-22 Segment 2: Exceptional Breastfeeding

Most infants are breastfed in the US today, but breastfeeding often doesn’t look the way most of us think of it, as a result of adoption, same sex marriage, and other changes in parenting. An expert discusses some of the hurdles and challenges to getting infants the best nutrition possible.

March 31, 2019June 18, 2019

Medical Notes 19-13

A look at the top medical headlines for the week of March 31, 2019.

March 3, 2019May 17, 2019

19-09 Segment 2: When Chronically Ill Kids Grow Up

Children with serious chronic diseases often have a tough time transitioning from pediatric care, which has much support built in, to adult care, which has to be managed by the patient. Experts discuss how parents can make it easier with a gradual transition.

February 3, 2019May 17, 2019

19-05 Segment 1: Talking to Your Baby

Scientists have discovered that the way parents talk to their infants has a huge effect on their intellectual development and later success. Experts discuss why and how parents should hold “conversations” with their babies.

February 3, 2019June 18, 2019

Medical Notes 19-05

A look at the top medical headlines for the week of February 3, 2019.

November 18, 2018April 3, 2019

18-46 Segment 1: Reporting “Bad Parents”

Just about anyone can report a parent to a child abuse hotline. It’s meant to protect children, but all too often, parents are reported when no abuse or neglect exists in order to retaliate for a divorce or some other grievance. And though the world is actually safer for children than it used to be, some parents are reported for merely letting children play outside or walk to school without an adult in attendance, what was once thought of as normal. Some activists say this robs children of independence. An expert and a woman who went through an unjustified child abuse investigation discuss.

August 5, 2018April 3, 2019

18-31 Segment 1: Lonely College Students

Studies show that college students are America’s loneliest people—even more so than the elderly—even though they’re surrounded by people and activities. The role of technology is discussed in isolating students, and the role of changing culture toward children and adolescents having a constantly structured schedule with few breaks for downtime or spontaneity. Experts also discuss how parents, schools and students themselves can overcome social isolation.