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Before diseases can be cured, treatments can be improved, and illnesses can be prevented, medical research needs to happen. An important part of medical research is finding volunteers to participate in studies.
Cough and cold medicines are not safe for children younger than age four and in 2007, labels were revised to make this clearer.
Screen time and social media use for children have received attention from child health advocates and policymakers as adults grapple with protecting children from harm in the face of new technologies that have become omnipresent in U.S. society.
Misuse of prescription pain medication among teens has become a major children’s health concern. With sales of narcotic pain medicines increasing, teens have easier access to the pills and often misuse medication that was prescribed for themselves, a family member, or a friend.
When kids get sick with a minor illness or injury after-hours, parents can be left in a tough spot.
6% of parents say they can currently get email advice from their children’s usual site of health care. 77% of parents said they would be likely to seek email advice for their children’s minor illness if that service were available. 49% of parents say the co-pay for an email consultation should be $0.
In the age of smartphones and social media, finding the answer to a question is often just a web search away. Many parents are even able to seek out medical advice about their kids without leaving home just by emailing their children’s doctors.