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Children with Congenital Zika Virus Infection Face Serious Challenges as They Age – Press Release September 9th, 2023Edward Malley

Children with Congenital Zika Virus Infection Face Serious Challenges as They Age – Press Release

September 9, 2023News & UpdatesChallenges, children, Congenital, Face, infection, Press, Release, Serious, They, virus, ZikaEdward Malley

Most children born with microcephaly – small head size for age – and evidence of congenital Zika virus infection face severe health and developmental challenges at ages 19-24 months,…

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report | Six million children still affected by asthma: What can be done to reduce asthma attacks in children? – Media Advisory August 7th, 2023Rachal Upton

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report | Six million children still affected by asthma: What can be done to reduce asthma attacks in children? – Media Advisory

August 7, 2023News & UpdatesAdvisory, Affected, Asthma, Attacks, children, done, Media, Million, reduce, Report, Signs, Still, Telebriefing, VitalRachal Upton

Although attacks have gone down since 2001, still more than half of all children with asthma had 1 or more attacks in 2016, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report.

Asthma attacks declining among U.S. children – Press Release August 5th, 2023Cathy Hopkins

Asthma attacks declining among U.S. children – Press Release

August 5, 2023News & UpdatesAmong, Asthma, Attacks, children, declining, Press, Release, U.S.Cathy Hopkins

Children with asthma in the U.S. are having fewer asthma attacks, missed school days, and visits to the hospital, according to a new Vital Signs report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

VitalSigns Teleconference: Asthma in Children – Transcript August 3rd, 2023Maria Miller

VitalSigns Teleconference: Asthma in Children – Transcript

August 3, 2023News & UpdatesAsthma, children, Teleconference, Transcript, VitalSignsMaria Miller

VitalSigns Teleconference: Asthma in Children Tramscript

CDC releases report to Congress detailing the impact of traumatic brain injury on children, families – Media Advisory July 19th, 2023Amanda Lemon

CDC releases report to Congress detailing the impact of traumatic brain injury on children, families – Media Advisory

July 19, 2023News & UpdatesAdvisory, Brain, children, Congress, detailing, Families, Impact, Injury, Media, releases, Report, TraumaticAmanda Lemon

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Report to Congress on The Management of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Children, detailing the impact a TBI can have on children and their families.

Idaho Mom Lori Vallow Daybell Found Guilty of Murdering Her Children May 25th, 2023Jacqueline Hopkins

Idaho Mom Lori Vallow Daybell Found Guilty of Murdering Her Children

May 25, 2023Accident Lawyer Serviceschildren, Daybell, Found, Guilty”, Idaho, Lori, Murdering, VallowJacqueline Hopkins

Following a six-week murder trial at the Ada County courthouse, a Boise, Idaho jury found Lori Vallow Daybell, the subject of the Netflix true crime docuseries, Sins of the Mother, guilty of murdering two of her children, conspiracy to murder her husband’s first wife, and grand theft. It took the jury less than seven hours of … Continue reading Idaho Mom Lori Vallow Daybell Found Guilty of Murdering Her Children →

Brain Size in Children and Teens, May be Linked to Traumatic Brain Injury March 3rd, 2023Lee Fitzgerald

Brain Size in Children and Teens, May be Linked to Traumatic Brain Injury

March 3, 2023News & UpdatesBrain, children, Injury, Linked, Size, Teens, TraumaticLee Fitzgerald

Brooks Schuelke, Esq.Schuelke Law PLLC Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) March 2, 2023 – Growing brains are difficult to measure for the presence of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, researchers have gathered detailed measurements of children’s brains developing normally and compared them to children/teens who sustain a moderate to severe brain injury. What the researchers … Continue reading Brain Size in Children and Teens, May be Linked to Traumatic Brain Injury →

CDC Releases Guideline to Improve Care of Children with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury February 14th, 2023Rachel Ellingsworth

CDC Releases Guideline to Improve Care of Children with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

February 14, 2023News & UpdatesBrain, Care, children, guideline, Improve, Injury, Mild, releases, TraumaticRachel Ellingsworth

The CDC Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children, published today in JAMA Pediatrics, is based on the most comprehensive review of the science on pediatric mTBI to date-covering 25 years of research.

CDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children Ages 6 Months through 5 Years January 8th, 2023Maria Miller

CDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children Ages 6 Months through 5 Years

January 8, 2023News & UpdatesAges, children, COVID19, Expands, include, months, through, Updated, Vaccines, yearsMaria Miller

Following FDA action, today CDC expanded the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months through 5 years.

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director of CDC's NCCDPHP, on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity January 6th, 2023Leo Holland

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director of CDC's NCCDPHP, on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity

January 6, 2023News & Updatesadolescents, CDC&#039s, Charts, children, Director, extended, from, Growth, Hacker, Karen, NCCDPHP, Obesity, severe, StatementLeo Holland

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity