Babies exposed to PFAS “forever chemicals” in the womb have a higher risk of developing childhood asthma, a new study says. Very high prenatal exposure to PFAS appears to increase children’s risk of asthma by 44%, researchers reported April 9 in the…
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Folks with long COVID face a higher risk for serious heart problems — even younger adults who were never sick enough to be hospitalized, new research suggests. Long COVID is the collection of ongoing symptoms some patients endure after recovering from an acute COVID infection,…
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Being born especially tiny might confer a long-term rise in risk for stroke at a relatively young age, new data suggests. The Swedish study couldn’t prove cause-and-effect, but the association suggests that doctors might want to consider birth weight…
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For parents of a child with obesity, a normal lab report from the pediatrician may suggest that their weight isn’t yet a problem. But even if the child’s blood pressure is steady and their sugar levels are fine, those encouraging results — called metabolically…
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Children who are obese but do not show signs of metabolic complications are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and abnormal blood lipid levels later in life. But treating obesity early may benefit these children, according…
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A study published Wednesday showed that autism may be just as common among females and males, contradicting prevailing estimates about the prevalence of the disorder. While the disorder affecting nerves and development is known to be more common among males…
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