Dr Nawal El Saadawi People around the world are mourning the death of Egypt’s Nawal El Saadawi, MD, the fiery Arab women’s rights advocate. She died March 21 in Cairo at age 89 after a long illness. Born October 27, 1931, the second of nine children, El Saadawi avoided a child marriage and went on […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children hospitalized with acute COVID-19 infection and multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) may develop acute kidney injury, according to a new report. “In general, it seems that children get less severely ill with COVID, but if they are hospitalized, the medical community should realize that acute kidney injury can occur,” Dr. […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The number of new COVID-19 cases in children declined for the sixth consecutive week, but the drop was the smallest yet, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association. New child cases in […]
Archie Harrison-Mountbatten Windsor is going to be a big brother! Meghan Markle is pregnant and expecting baby No. 2 with Prince Harry following her previous miscarriage. Royal Family: Meet the Next Generation “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother,” a spokesperson for the couple confirmed on Valentine’s Day as they shared a […]
Initiation of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use is associated with an increased risk for asthma among children compared with nonuse, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in JAMA Pediatrics. Yun-Han Wang, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues examined the association between PPI use and risk for asthma in children in a […]
Welcome to the world. Karine Martins and Paul Staehle’s second son, Ethan, arrived on Friday, February 5. Adorable! ’90 Day Fiance’ Babies: Pics “Born healthy and very fast,” Staehle wrote via Instagram at the time. The 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days alums fell in love on season 1 of the TLC show […]
Coming up with a name for a child can be a painstaking and emotional process. Of course, it can always be changed at some point down the road, but parents hope to land on a name that fits their baby. Lots of parents in the 21st century have opted for ultra modern, edgy baby names […]
Traditional gendered patterns of child care persisted during the COVID-19 shutdown, with more than a third of couples relying on women to provide most or all of it, according to a study from University of Georgia researcher Kristen Shockley. Some previous research has found that typical familial patterns may get upended during crises, but that’s […]
A Big Brother baby! Nicole Franzel and her fiancé, Victor Arroyo, announced on Sunday, January 10, that she’s pregnant with the couple’s first child. ‘Big Brother’ Showmances Through the Years: Where Are They Now? “Nic + Vic = our lil’ side kick,” Franzel, 28, captioned a photo on Instagram that showed the couple in bed, […]
Child care programs can be safe within the context of low community transmission of COVID-19, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University, based on data from child care programs throughout Ohio. The study took place from Aug. 15 to Nov. 20, during a timeframe of relatively low community transmission of COVID-19. The team […]
