Pandemic screen time
Monitoring screen time for children can be a challenge for parents and caregivers under normal circumstances. But with the COVID-19 pandemic, remote schooling has increased the amount of time students...
10 Dec 202013min
COVID-19 vaccine update
Last week, the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency authorization use in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile in the U.S., plans are being made to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, pending approval ...
9 Dec 202021min
Social isolation during COVID-19
As the COVID-19 surge sweeps across the U.S., it's crucial that people stay home and avoid gatherings to reduce community spread of the virus. But for some, that loneliness is becoming an epidemic wi...
8 Dec 202018min
Isolation, stress and the pandemic affecting those with eating disorders
Eating disorders are complex medical issues, and the COVID-19 pandemic has created additional challenges for people who battle these disorders. For some, being home with constant access to food is dif...
7 Dec 202016min
Two ends of the nutrition spectrum in children
Pediatric growth charts track growth in infants, children and adolescents. While children can go through brief periods where they gain or lose a little weight, if children don't gain weight or grow we...
4 Dec 202035min
Regenerative medicine helps with facial reconstruction after skin cancer
For generations, people have intentionally and unintentionally exposed their skin to the sun. As a result, skin cancer has become the most common form of cancer in the U.S., according to the Centers f...
3 Dec 202017min
How messenger RNA vaccines work
The first COVID-19 vaccines to reach the market are likely to be messenger RNA vaccines, or mRNA. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mRNA vaccines work by teaching cells in t...
2 Dec 202020min
Managing the COVID-19 surge
The current COVID-19 surge numbers could worsen in coming days as experts prepare for a post-Thanksgiving holiday increase in cases. Increased positivity rates lead to more people needing hospitalizat...
1 Dec 202017min
