Child Health
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Breath controls revolutionary hand prosthesis design
A new hand prosthesis is cable-free and controlled by the user’s breathing, researchers have announced. Read more
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Child lung health aided by moving close to nature
Child lung function is improved by increased access to green spaces, researchers report today. Read more
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One in four young people seeking to lose weight
Children and teenagers are far more conscious of their weight than 20 years ago – with growing numbers seeking to shed weight, researchers report today. Read more
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Call for infection control as mystery child hepatitis spreads
The number of children suffering from a mysterious new form of hepatitis continues to increase, the World Health Organization has reported. Read more
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Mothers’ PCOS linked to children’s health problems
Children born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome have an increased risk of developing infections, allergies and other childhood illnesses, researchers report today. Read more
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Urgent investigation into spread of vaccine-derived poliovirus
An urgent investigation is under way after scientists discovered that a vaccine-derived poliovirus is loose in London. Read more
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Children with long COVID ‘must be taken seriously’
Children who have had COVID-19 can experience symptoms of long COVID for at least two months, Danish researchers report today. Read more
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Overwhelming’ benefits of rapid whole genome sequencing for infants
Rapid whole genome sequencing should be offered as standard to help to diagnose infants who are born severely ill or who develop serious illness in the first few weeks of life, a European conference has heard. Read more
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Hypermutation linked to chemotherapy
Chemotherapy may be one of the key reasons why some men pass on genetic mutations to their children, British scientists reported last night. Read more
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Warning of measles, polio resurgence
The world is facing a new threat from measles, with a near doubling of cases in the wake of the pandemic, world agencies have warned. Read more