Dreams vs. Reality for Children in Poverty
Poor children often can’t access healthcare in spite of decades of efforts. A pediatrician who has established clinics for the poor discusses the problem.
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Mental Health Treatment for Children (2017)
Experts discuss readiness of pediatricians to treat mental illness in children and efforts to be sure they’re prepared.
Medical Notes: Week of December 3, 2017
Adults are bullied as much as children, why aging predictors don't work, and a link between air pollution and stress.
Childhood Trauma, Later Disease (2017)
Researchers have found that severe emotional trauma in childhood triggers physical disease later in life, and has a cumulative effect.
Navigating the Aging Process
Two experts discuss managing the transition from complete independence as we age.
Why the Opposition to Later School Start Times?
The day at secondary schools begins around 8 am but research says biological sleep schedules of teens are about two hours behind the rest of the population. Even still opposition to starting the school day later remains.
Cancer and Beauty (2017)
Women undergoing cancer treatment often suffer hair loss and other impacts on appearance. A noted beauty expert discusses best ways to deal with it.
What is Pica?
Pregnancy and early childhood are the most common time for a strange disorder that prompts people to eat non-food items such as clay or ice.
A Possible Treatment for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Researchers explain experiments on animals with a new treatment that could eliminate fetal alcohol syndrome, perhaps even after birth.
Declining Fertility Rates
Experts explain that dropping fertility rates in the US may not be as good a thing as we may think, and may lead to labor shortages and elderly populations.
Medical Notes: Week of October 1, 2017
A rise in death from stroke, probiotics to fight peanut allergies, and the average age that men become dads is rising.
Teenage Boys: They’re Not Lazy
An expert psychologist explains the inner workings of teen boys and how parents can bring out the best in them.
