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Kids rock for good cause…Music therapy helps young cancer patients

Alison Cole, lead music therapist, sings along with young cancer patients and family that battle cancer. Photo courtesy of Kids Rock Cancer by Ashley Winters...

Dozens of US adolescents are dying from drug overdoses every month − an expert on substance use unpacks the grim numbers

by Ty Schepis, Texas State University Drug overdose deaths in the United States continue to rise. Overdoses claimed more than 112,000 American lives from May 2022...

Cancer in kids is different from cancer in grown-ups – figuring out how could lead to better pediatric treatments

Although pediatric cancer is rare, it is a leading cause of death for children under 15 in the U.S. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images by Ranjini Bhattacharya,...

Human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is filling ICUs this spring – a pediatric infectious disease specialist explains this little-known virus

Getty Images by John V. Williams, University of Pittsburgh In the year 2000, Dutch scientists went on a mission of exploration – not to discover lands...

Infants need lots of movement and play – simple ways to help them get it

Researchers have found that when infants get increased tummy time, they move more overall, and their gross motor skills and development improve. JGI/Jamie Grill via...

COVID-19 vaccines for children: How parents are influenced by misinformation

by Jaime Sidani, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences; Beth Hoffman, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences, and Maya Ragavan, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Since COVID-19...

Simple safety tips for trick-or-treating after Fauci greenlighted Halloween 2021

Experts give trick-or-treating the green light this year. Anchiy/E+ Collection via Getty Images by Meg Sorg, Purdue University The air is getting chillier, pumpkins are perched on...

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