9-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized After Ingesting THC Gummies & Vape at School A shocking incident in the USA: a 9-year-old boy consumed an entire pack of THC gummies and a vape pen at school, leading to severe symptoms and hospitalization. Learn more about this alarming event.

A 9-year-old boy was hospitalized after consuming THC gummies and vaping at school, raising urgent concerns about child access to edibles and school safety.

#THCdangers #SchoolSafety #ChildHealth #ParentAlert

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How The Center for Implementation Partners With Funders to Strengthen Implementation Support and What This Looks Like for Programs for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | The Ritz Herald Funders often face a persistent and frustrating reality: even when they invest in strong, evidence-informed programs, implementation quality varies widely across settings. The gap is rarely about…

💡 Even the strongest programs for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities can face hurdles in real-world implementation. That’s why KBHN partnered with The Center for Implementation to adress this: buff.ly/dRrwEKc

#ImplementationScience #Neurodevelopment #ChildHealth #ScalingImpact #KBHN

Developmental Hip Dysplasia (DDH): Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
#DevelopmentalHipDysplasia #Pediatrics #Orthopedics #ChildHealth #VikaasShandily

ICB children’s nurse to advise MP inquiry on transitional care A nurse has been appointed to an expert panel investigating young people’s transition from child to adult health and social care services.

ICB children’s nurse to advise MP inquiry on transitional care

A nurse has been appointed to an expert panel that is investigating young people’s transition from child to adult health and social care services. #nursing #nurses #childhealth #parliament #policy

www.nursingtimes.net/childrens-nu...

Walmart Quadrupled Its Arsenic Standards—Then This Happened Walmart quadrupled its arsenic standards, and now popular kids' foods are linked to an autism-causing toxin. Is your child at risk?

Walmart Quadrupled Its Arsenic Standards—Then This Happened #Walmart #Arsenic #FoodSafety #ChildHealth #AutismAwareness

Nigeria's maternal mortality ratio: 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births. The global average: 152 per 100,000. That gap is policy.
#GlobalHealthOtherwise #GlobalHealth #MaternalHealth #ChildHealth

Is overprotective parenting associated with #PhysicalActivity and #ScreenTime among Finnish preschool children and does parental education or children’s sex moderate these associations?
Read our latest publication from the DAGIS project:
doi.org/10.1186/s129...
#ChildHealth #Parenting

Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 70% of all maternal deaths worldwide. 260,000 women died from pregnancy and childbirth-related causes globally in 2023. Africa carries most of that grief. 🧵
#GlobalHealthOtherwise #GlobalHealth #MaternalHealth #ChildHealth

It was an incredible day of discovery at McMaster Child Health Research Day 2026. 🏆

500 attendees & 200 studies showcased the strength of our amazing research community.

🔗 Read the full story:
pediatrics.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/record-turno...

#MCHRD2026 #pedsky #medsky #research #childhealth

🎇 MacART and colleagues are at #MCHRD2026 today, showcasing their work and the contributions of student learners!

Tune in today to see posters generated from a variety of important & timely projects! 🌟🚀

@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social #ChildHealth #Research #Pediatrics @macupediatrics.bsky.social

Sarawakian toddler Maxy to undergo liver transplant in Shanghai tomorrow KUCHING (April 1): A Sarawakian family has journeyed thousands of miles to Shanghai, China, driven by hope and love, as they prepare for a life-saving liver transplant that could give their son a second chance at life. Toddler Maxy Perez Davis Mancha has been diagnosed with biliary atresia, a disease that silently attacks the bile ducts, gradually shutting down the liver and threatening his chance at a normal life. Thanks to a fundraising campaign, RM200,000 was raised—the amount needed for the Sarawakian toddler to undergo the transplant. Maxy, together with his parents Davis Mancha Terence Tanjong and Stephanie Munira Sulan […]

Sarawakian toddler Maxy to undergo liver transplant in Shanghai tomorrow #LiverTransplant #HopeForMaxy #BiliaryAtresia #ChildHealth #Fundraising

We also await the publication of Module 8, focused on children and young people, and urge that its findings lead to meaningful change.
Every story matters, and every voice must count. #LongCovidKids #ChildHealth #PublicHealth #HealthInequalities #PandemicImpact #ListenToChildren #FuturePreparedness

Researcher in the Spotlight: Tiffany Naets
Tiffany leads PICKY, a new project on ARFID that co‑creates tools with parents of children with avoidant/restrictive eating behaviours.
Interdisciplinary, practice‑based, and focused on family‑centred solutions.
#ARFID #ChildHealth #EatingDisorder

The challenge of delivering evidence‑based medicine in children’s care | The-14 Evidence-based medicine in children faces gaps, uncertainty and ethical limits, making treatment decisions complex & highlighting need for better research today

The challenge of delivering evidence‑based medicine in children’s care
#EvidenceBasedMedicine #ChildHealth #Pediatrics #Ethics #Healthcare #Medicine #ClinicalTrials #HealthPolicy #WHO #Science #Doctors #ResearchGaps #MedicalScience #PatientCare #Treatment
the-14.com/the-challeng...

Created by the UC Center for Climate, Health & Equity, with support from UC partners across the state. This is for parents, educators, healthcare providers—anyone who cares about kids and climate.

Watch now: youtu.be/gevrFK63mhU?... #ClimateHealth #Wildfires #ChildHealth #UCSF #UCLA #UCClimate

Wildfire smoke is getting worse in the Western U.S. — and children are paying the price. 🌫️

New research shows wildfire-specific PM2.5 is increasing asthma-related hospital visits among kids in Northern California.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41685170/

#WildfireSmoke #ChildHealth #AirQuality

Gene therapy: the only hope for Sydney sisters with ultra-rare genetic disease Sisters Mary and Neveah Taouk have PGAP1-CDG, one of the world's rarest genetic disorders. Their parents are funding gene therapy research.

Gene therapy: the only hope for Sydney sisters with ultra-rare genetic disease

#RareDisease #GeneTherapy #ChildHealth #MedicalResearch #AusNews

thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-29-gene-...

An Update on Tylenol, Pregnancy, and Autism: New Science in a Political Storm The evidence has grown stronger. So has the misinformation.

The FDA said Tylenol during pregnancy may cause autism. Now the best study yet confirms: no link to autism, and the ADHD signal disappears when you look at siblings in the same family.
#Autism #Pregnancy #Tylenol #FDA #ChildHealth #PublicHealth #Pediatrics #Misinformation

Progress in reducing child deaths slows as 4.9 million children die before age five An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new estimates released today. Most of these deaths are preventable with proven, low-cost interventions and access to quality health care.

4.9 million children died before age five in 2024, despite most of these deaths are preventable.

Progress has halved since 2000, but has slowed by over 60% since 2015.

@who.int warns: momentum in child survival is stalling.

🟠 https://tinyurl.com/yc8xypsw

#ChildHealth #GlobalHealth #SDGs

📱 UK advises parents to limit screen time for under-5s

📱 The UK has issued its first national guidance on young children’s screen use. Parents are advised to avoid screens for under-2s and limit 2–5 year-olds to 1 hour a day to help protect development. 🔗 www.gov.uk/governmen... #ChildHealth #PublicHealth #Parenting

Varun Dhawan Opens Up on Daughter’s Health, Urges Awareness She was diagnosed with Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)

Varun Dhawan opens up on daughter’s DDH diagnosis, calls for greater awareness

#VarunDhawan #DDH #ChildHealth #HealthAwareness #Parenting #MedicalAwareness #CelebrityNews #HipDysplasia

www.easterneye.biz/varun-dhawan...

DAGIS Salo cohort profile: a longitudinal and cross-sectional study to identify environmental and individual factors linked to health behaviours, recovery from stress, weight and learning outcomes amo...

🚨 New publication alert 🚨
Our latest article presents the DAGIS Salo cohort: a longitudinal study investigating how home & early childhood education environments and health behaviours in early childhood influence child well-being, weight & learning at school age
rdcu.be/falYZ #ChildHealth #Finland

Call for Speakers: Pediatric Immunology, Allergies & Infection
9th World Congress on Pediatrics & Neonatology
📅August 03-04, 2026
📍 Zurich, Switzerland
👉Submit you’re abstract: pediatrics.inovineconferences.com/submit-abstr...

#pediatrics #immunology #childhealth #pediatrics #cme #cpdcertified

WFP projects food insecurity could reach record levels as a result of Middle East escalation | World Food Programme

WFP warns that another 45 million people could be pushed into acute hunger this year due to the conflict in the Middle East, with import-dependent countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia likely to be hit hardest. Read more: www.wfp.org/news/wfp-pro... #FoodInsecurity #ChildHealth

Whether your interest lies in the science of the built environment, #childhealth outcomes, behavioural impacts of physical spaces, or translating evidence into policy, this event offers a rare opportunity to engage, exchange ideas, and shape future research in the direction.

“I was so nervous… now it had come to my doorstep.” Ann.

When Zenna was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, everything changed. Because of your support, Zenna received life-changing treatment.

See your impact → https://neurokids.org/impact/

#ChildHealth #Hydrocephalus #GlobalHealth

Speaker Invitation: Emerging Infectious Diseases in Children
Name: 9th World Congress on Pediatrics & Neonatology
📅Date: August 03-04, 2026
📍 Zurich, Switzerland
👉Registration: pediatrics.inovineconferences.com

#infectiousdiseases #pediatricmedicine #childhealth #medicalconference

Covid campaigner urges ministers to stop “overlooking” children after latest report A DORSET campaigner has urged ministers to stop “overlooking” children with Long Covid after a major report exposed ongoing failures in care for…

Children with Long Covid were overlooked.
The @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social confirms it.

Now we need action.
Because childhood doesn’t wait.

www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2596139...

#LongCovid #ChildHealth #Dorset #LongCovidKids

@joplatt.bsky.social

London’s young people work with researchers and doctors to shape the future of child health research Over 200 children joined more than 100 researchers, clinicians, and parents at Chelsea Football Club in West London.

200+ young people. 100+ researchers. One shared goal: better #ChildHealth.

At a unique event at hosted at Chelsea Football Club, young people across West London teamed up with scientists and doctors to shape the future of #NHS care and #research 💡

Read more 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

1 in 3 American Teens Now Prediabetic

I teach medical students about diabetes every year. Bu... www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/prediabetes-i...

#Prediabetes #MetabolicHealth #ChildHealth #InsulinResistance #HealthLongevity