Flu season may impede investigation of vaping illnesses

Flu season may impede investigation of vaping illnesses: The 2019-20 flu season could complicate efforts to diagnose and track vaping-related lung illnesses in the U.S., health experts told STAT.

Poll Finds Many Young Americans Think Vaping is Safe

Poll Finds Many Young Americans Think Vaping is Safe: Despite an outbreak of severe lung illnesses and deaths linked to vaping, many young Americans consider e-cigarettes harmless, a new poll shows.

Sticking to One Sport Could Up Injuries Among Teen Athletes

Sticking to One Sport Could Up Injuries Among Teen Athletes: Here's a good reason to encourage your teenager to play more than one sport: New research finds kids who concentrate on only one sport may be at risk for stress fractures, tendinitis and knee injuries.

Pediatricians Stand By Meds For ADHD, But Some Say Therapy Should Come First | Kaiser Health News

Pediatricians Stand By Meds For ADHD, But Some Say Therapy Should Come First | Kaiser Health News: The American Academy of Pediatrics is out with new guidelines on ADHD that some hoped would boost the role of behavioral interventions before medications. But the AAP stuck by its recommendation that children 6 and older should be given medicine combined with therapy after diagnosis.

CMS finalizes hospital antibiotic stewardship requirements

CMS finalizes hospital antibiotic stewardship requirements: Experts say the new federal requirements for hospitals to have an antibiotic stewardship program is a big step toward helping healthcare improve its antibiotic use.

For Poor Kids, Less Time Spent on Reading, Exercise: Study

For Poor Kids, Less Time Spent on Reading, Exercise: Study: As they get older, poor kids tend to read and exercise less than their better-off counterparts, a new study finds.

Vaping-Related Illnesses Climb to 805, C.D.C. Says - The New York Times

Vaping-Related Illnesses Climb to 805, C.D.C. Says - The New York Times: The latest weekly tally includes 275 more reports of patients sickened, in 46 states. There are now 12 deaths linked to vaping-related lung injuries.