by William Jester | Apr 23, 2023 | Community, Covid, News
Prescriptions for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications spiked in the first year of the pandemic, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The jump in prescriptions came after several years of...
by William Jester | Apr 22, 2023 | Community, Covid, News
Half as many children in the United States were diagnosed with asthma in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years, and Rutgers researchers think fewer colds may be part of the reason. In a new Rutgers study, published in Respiratory Research,...
by William Jester | Apr 21, 2023 | Covid, News
Please read Dr. Horton’s article in Respiratory Research titled, “Childhood asthma diagnoses declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.” The COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound interruptions in healthcare access and delivery. Prior...
by William Jester | Apr 18, 2023 | Community, Covid, News
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about changes to daily life that have impacted nearly every aspect of society. While much of the focus has been on the virus itself, there have been some unexpected effects that have emerged. One of these unexpected outcomes has been...
by William Jester | Apr 17, 2023 | Community, Covid, News
The coronavirus pandemic may have actually helped some kids avoid a long-term lung disease. According to a new Rutgers study that published in Respiratory Research, new diagnoses of asthma among minors decreased by 52% during the first year of the pandemic, compared...
