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Language Barriers in the Clinic Could Harm Children's Health

Children who speak Indigenous and minority languages may be less likely to get the care they need to thrive

• Health Equity
• Global Health
• Clinical Practice

As Youth Demand Climate Action in Court, Doctors Bear Witness

A youth-led legal movement centers on the fundamental right to a healthy climate. Some physicians are providing key evidence to support these claims.

• Environment and Health
• Science and Society

Dyslexia and the Developing Brain

Research on dyslexia is identifying the many factors — neural to societal — that are linked to the condition

• Neuroscience
• Pediatrics

With A-Fib on the Rise, Researchers Work to Fine-Tune Treatments

Atrial fibrillation is an electrical malfunction. But what triggers it remains a mystery.

• Cardiology

Heart-Brain Health: A Two-Way Street

The health of the cardiovascular system is linked to the health of the brain — and vice versa

• Cardiology
• Neuroscience

COVID’s Damage Lingers in the Heart

Researchers increasingly find that the effects of infection by SARS-CoV-2 extend to the cardiovascular system

• Cardiology
• Infectious Disease

The Health Benefits of Kindness

What do we get when we give?

• Healthy Living
• Cardiology
• Mental Health

A Walk in the Woods May Boost Mental Health

Many physicians are prescribing time in nature as balm for the brain

• Healthy Living
• Mental Health

Alone in the Crowd

Loneliness among young people is on the rise, sparking concerns over possible damage to their mental and physical health

• Mental Health
• Pediatrics

Climate Anxiety

The existential threat posed by climate change is deeply troubling to many young people

• Environment and Health
• Mental Health
• Pediatrics

For Children's Mental Health Care, Demand Outpaces Supply

The need for psychiatric care among pediatric patients is growing, but the resources to provide that care are not keeping pace

• Mental Health
• Pediatrics
• Clinical Practice

The Healing Airwaves

By allowing for hard conversations, podcasts and radio can promote empathy and reduce stigma

• Mental Health

Energy Grid

Collaborations between scientists and nonscientists are shifting disease research toward what may become its new paradigm

• Science and Society

Sleep Melds Memories

Researchers home in on how the sleeping brain consolidates memories

• Neuroscience
• Healthy Living

A Child’s Need for Sleep

A good deal of a child’s brain growth and development occur during sleep

• Pediatrics
• Healthy Living