Ananya Ghosal, MAKAUT(WB) COVID-19 vaccine is still a dream for children under 12. Although children are not at risk of COVID-19 like adults, their reports are still positive. The delta variant and reopening of schools combined and resulted in a keen rise in pediatric COVID-19 cases that is related to the records in the pandemic. […]
Monika Raman, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Children with severe respiratory infections are on the rise in hospitals in the UK. In toddlers as young as two months – there is an unseasonal rise in an infection called the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It has led to increased hospital admissions to bronchiolitis, a bronchitis-like lung […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Malaria is a term we are all familiar with. It has been on earth since the ancient history of human civilization. From 2700 BC in China to as far as the sixteenth century BC in Hindu mythology. Poor public health conditions, intense fever, and enlarged spleens were identified in early cases […]
Madhavi Bhatia, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Guwahati Neuroblastoma is a form of solid tumour found in children. It accounts for about 15% of total cancer-related deaths in children. These tumours develop from a certain type of nerve cells and are found in the abdomen. The current treatment for patients with severe neuroblastoma […]
Arya Sukumar, College of Agriculture, Vellayani World Health Organization reports pneumonia as the most common cause of mortality among children across the world. Pneumonia is a lung infection that causes fluid and pus to fill in the air sacs, resulting in cough, fever, breathing difficulties, and other symptoms. In children experiencing pneumonia in Bangladesh, new […]
Sarah Khatkhatay, SK Somaiya Vidhyadhar There is a reason why breast milk is known as “liquid gold”- it is an incredible substance that nourishes, adapts, and protects the baby against illness. It is one of the most fruitful ways to ensure child health and survival. Breastmilk proves to be an ideal food for infants as […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata An autoimmune disease is a condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the healthy cells of the body. Children with autoimmune diseases often require treatment with immunosuppressive drugs. So, in these patients, the efficacy and safety of vaccination, particularly the live attenuated vaccines remain a concern. As the live attenuated […]
PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA Barcelona Institute for Global Health, for the first time, pointed out the relationships between multiple urban lifestyles, and body mass index (BMI) exposure. There is growing evidence that urban exposures like air pollution and a huge population are directly declining the growth and increasing obesity in children. Data was collected from 80,000 children living in […]
