Children's Health Update

Children's Health Update

Children's Health Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 07/14/2014 01:14 PM EDT

New on the MedlinePlus Children's Health page:

Emergency Surgeries on Weekends Riskier for Kids: Study

07/11/2014 02:00 PM EDT

Possible explanations include fewer hospital staffers, slower response times, researchers say

Source: HealthDay

Delaying Kid's Knee Surgery Could Be a Bad Play, Study Finds

07/11/2014 12:00 PM EDT

Secondary injuries more common among children who postpone ligament repair, research shows

Source: HealthDay

Same Genes May Influence Reading, Math Skills

07/09/2014 09:00 AM EDT

But genes don't set academic abilities in stone; experience matters too, experts say

Source: HealthDay

TB Rates Among Children May Be Higher Than Estimated

07/09/2014 09:00 AM EDT

As many as 650,000 kids worldwide infected each year, researchers report

Source: HealthDay

Kids Still Getting Too Much 'Screen Time'

07/09/2014 09:00 AM EDT

Nearly three-quarters of 12- to 15-year-olds spend 2 or more hours a day watching TV or on computer

Source: HealthDay