A comprehensive handbook providing practical recipes and expert guidance aims to ease the challenges of feeding babies and toddlers on a plant-based diet, addressing nutritional concerns and safety considerations for young children. Parents raising babies and toddlers on a plant-based…
A large pooled study reveals that low-level prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides does not significantly influence autism-related traits in children, providing reassurance amid mixed previous research findings. A large pooled study has found no link between prenatal exposure to organophosphate…
Brazil’s recent measles outbreak highlights the dangers of falling vaccination rates and vaccine misinformation, threatening hard-won disease elimination status as authorities intensify immunisation campaigns amid growing public scepticism. Brazil’s measles warning is back, and so is the debate over why…
As the new academic year approaches, concerns grow over food insecurity affecting one in three children in Ontario, prompting expanded school breakfast programmes and calls for stronger government support to address deeper family hardships. As the new school year nears,…
TikTok is highlighting a long-standing blind spot in medicine by exposing the subtle ways ADHD manifests in girls, challenging traditional diagnostic stereotypes and fostering greater awareness among young women. TikTok may be fuelling anxiety about self-diagnosis, but in the case…
An evolving care philosophy that emphasises safety, transparency, and respect is transforming how clinics and welfare services support trauma survivors, especially those with substance use disorders. Trauma-informed care is now a familiar phrase in clinics, treatment centres and welfare services,…
New research highlights how dietary patterns influence mental resilience in elite athletes, with implications for training and support strategies that extend beyond physical performance. Sports nutrition is increasingly being treated as more than a matter of muscle, endurance and recovery.…
A survey reveals that New Zealand’s rapid expansion of early intervention services has increased administrative burdens on teachers, compromising the quality of support for young children and their families amid workforce strain and insufficient training. A recent NZEI Te Riu…
Exclusive breastfeeding among infants under six months in Peru’s La Libertad region has increased to 75%, reflecting successful public health initiatives and community cooperation, surpassing national and global targets. Health officials in Peru’s La Libertad region say exclusive breastfeeding among…
The Florida Department of Health has proposed removing four childhood immunisations from school entry requirements, a move aligned with state leaders’ broader efforts to loosen vaccine mandates amid ongoing political debate over medical freedom and public health safety. Florida is…
