Between 1990 and 2022, obesity rates quadrupled among girls (from 1.7% to 6.9%) and among boys (from 2.1% to 9.3%) globally.
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Certain interventions to prevent depression in adolescents may not be as effective in Black youth.
Researchers report a notable association between colder weather and increased rates of vaso-occlusive episodes
Families reported the direct cash support program offered them the “ability to spend more time at their child’s ...
Food insecurity affects 25% of children with cancer at diagnosis.
Black, Hispanic, and Asian patients were less likely to be started on subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy.
Black children being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia were twice as likely to have grade ≥3 hyperglycemia.
Up to one-third of patients who reported food, housing, or utility insecurity also had private insurance.
A study looked at cytomolecular risk profiles in Black and Hispanic patients according to clinical trial enrollment.
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