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About 27% of US caregivers surveyed said they had exaggerated or made up a child's symptoms to get antibiotics, a study in JAMA Network Open published on 30 October 2026 found.
NHS England said on 2 November 2026 that a paediatric early warning system will be rolled out in A&E departments this winter, the world's largest standardised scheme of its kind.
A Lurie Children's Hospital survey of 1,000 US parents, reported on October 26, 2026, found six in 10 feel sensory overload, rising to 70% with a child under five.
A Swedish study released on October 15, 2026 links young adults' long unemployment or low-paid work in their 20s with poorer mental health in their ageing parents.
Each extra positive childhood experience, like a close bond with a parent or teacher, was linked to 16% lower odds of depression at 24 in a 3,499-child study.
A study of 786,557 people in seven countries, reported on October 6, 2026, finds 2.1-4.9% of children have clinical obesity under the new definition, against 7-10.8% by BMI.
WHO's first global child obesity guidelines, issued 7 October 2026, rule out weight-loss drugs and surgery for under-10s and put family-based changes first.
A 15-year Notre Dame-led study of 465 young people, announced October 8, 2026, links positive parenting at age three to stronger reward responses in adolescence.
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