Black children more likely to die after surgery
…surgery. Key findings: The odds of dying after surgery for black children was 2.22 times that of white children. Risk factors more common among African American children and more strongly…
…surgery. Key findings: The odds of dying after surgery for black children was 2.22 times that of white children. Risk factors more common among African American children and more strongly…
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…support for at least one of their grown children; 21% of children reported receiving this type of support. Intense parental support is provided more by mothers (26.8%) than fathers (15.0%)….
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…activate B). “Recent research … shows that children’s exploratory play does indeed involve a kind of intuitive experimentation…. Play is sufficiently systematic to help children discover casual relationships.” “When young…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Burns are one of the leading causes of accidental injury among children. Every day, U.S. emergency rooms treat more than 300 children under the age…
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…health concerns, including growth and cognitive issues in children. During the school year, the USDA’s National School Lunch Program provides federal assistance for children at risk of food insecurity to…
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…of black children were similarly exposed. ‘Black children, therefore, were about seven times more likely than non-black children to experience long-term residence in the most disadvantaged 20 percent of American…
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…for children, including: discrimination within their own household relative to biological children; material and educational neglect; labor exploitation; and sexual, physical and emotional abuse. For the most serious forms of…
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…JAMA Pediatrics, “Racial Disparities in Pain Management of Children with Appendicitis in Emergency Departments,” indicates black children are less likely than white children to receive pain medication for moderate pain….
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email A tension exists between adults’ natural desire to keep children safe and the apparently natural need for children to develop their risk-taking abilities by engaging…
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…three differences between adult children of gay fathers and intact biological families. Of the differences found among adult children raised by lesbian mothers, three were extremely questionable, and disappeared following…
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