A new study showed children experienced accelerated weight gain during the summer months which continued into the school year as they largely stayed home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, published in the journal Pediatric Obesity, found that children were less active, consumed more snacks, and engaged in more screen time compared to before the […]

A new survey reveals about 4 in 10 parents say their children fell behind in school last year. The national survey, from the Kaiser Family Foundation, showed that kids fell behind in more ways than just academics. Roughly one-third said at least one of their children fell behind in social and emotional skills. About 30 […]

If you’re pregnant, you need to seriously consider getting the COVID-19 vaccine. A new study published in the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network Open looked at almost 900,000 women who delivered babies between March 2020 and February 2021, including over 18,000 infected with COVID-19. Pregnant women with COVID-19 were 40 percent more likely to deliver […]

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