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The National Institutes of Health reports that as many as 8,000 to 12,000 children born in the U.S. each year develop cerebral palsy. In addition, it is the most common type of childhood disability, … Read more

- Autoimmune disease prevalence doubled from 10.4% in 2010 to 20.8% in 2018. - Nearly 1.9 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes, including about 244,000 children and adolescents.- Approximately 470 … Read more

Assessing Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in VPT InfantsIn recent years there have been marked improvements in survival and outcomes for infants born at less than 30 weeks of gestational age. Despite … Read more

Chronic abdominal pain is a common problem in children and adolescents, with more than 13% of youth affected worldwide. Most will not be diagnosed with an identifiable organic disease but will have … Read more

Food Allergies and Food Insecurity: Interlocking ChallengesAlmost 1 in 13 American children (7.6%) have IgE-mediated food allergies (FA). The standard treatment for FA is avoiding allergenic foods, … Read more