Children tend to have less severe COVID-19 symptoms than adults, according to Harvard Health Publishing. The particular symptoms that children and adults have from COVID-19 are similar, but the Mayo Clinic reported that they are milder and more like cold symptoms in kids. Here are some exampl...
COVID’s emotional and educational strain on children still lingers, but educators and mental health specialists say they are far from a “lost generation”
COVID-19Special educational needsDisabilitiesMental healthParentsParents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in the UK ( n =241) were asked to describe the impact of COVID-19 on their own mental health and that of their child. An inductive content analysis of the data ...
When patients report to me that their baseline migraine frequency and/or severity has increased after COVID-19 infection, I make sure that there is not a new underlying cause for headaches, such as astrokeor other structural brain lesion, by performing a complete neurologic exam, obtaining an ...
Doctors continue to learn about the short-term and long-term effects of COVID-19 on your body. For some people, It starts with basic flu symptoms. But it could eventually affect yourlungs,liver,kidneys, and even yo...
How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected children who are at risk of abuse or neglect, and how to provide support for at-risk families of all socioeconomic backgrounds
The coronavirus has forced schools to close in many countries around the world. Students have had to stay at home and take classes online. Basic outdoor activities have also been cancelled. Families have had to face the changes forced by the pandemic and cope with the...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cadell Walker rushed to get her 9-year-old daughter Solome vaccinated against COVID-19 — not just to protect her but to help stop the coronavirus from spreading and spawning even more dangerous variants. “Love thy neighbor is something that we really do believe...
Parents who were worried about the long-term risks of the COVID-19 vaccine in children were 6% less likely to have vaccinated their children, according to an internet panelsurveyof 1715 parents with at least 1 child between the ages of 5 and 17 years. In addition, 18% of surveyed parents...
Two years after the outbreak of COVID-19, the impact of the pandemic on our overall health will last longer according to the experts.