The human papillomavirus, or HPV, is increasingly common in the United States: nearly 80 million people have it according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some strains of the virus — which does not always show any visible symptoms — are known to cause cancer, especially in the reproductive and digestive systems....
Read MoreThe word “bullying” triggers feelings of dread in many parents — but what truly qualifies as bullying, and when should you get involved? Not all mean or hurtful behavior is actually bullying. Bullying relies on an imbalance of power to hurt someone in a repetitive and deliberate way. That power can be social status,...
Read MoreInside a lab at Seattle Children’s Research Institute, 22-month-old Maggie Harbison played with a brightly colored puzzle, as her mother and a researcher looked on. Suddenly, the researcher, Sarah Corrigan, pointed to the corner of the room and said, “Look!” Instinctively, Maggie gazed in the direction in which Corrigan was pointing. Corrigan asked Maggie,...
Read MoreA study finding evidence of loss of verbal memory recall in high school football players between the beginning and end of the season was presented publicly for the first time during a conference in Phoenix recently. Kyle Walker, an orthopedic surgery resident at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, presented the study at a podium during...
Read MoreScottsdale recently announced plans to update five city parks with new playgrounds and additional renovations. Mountain View Park (8625 E. Mountain View Road) was the city’s first park to be completed and opened with new equipment in December. A renovated playground was opened at Northsight Park (8400 E. Thunderbird Road) in January. Additional work...
Read MoreThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first treatment for children with peanut allergies. Allergy experts say Aimmune Therapeutics’ “Palforzia” promises to lower the chances that an accidental bite of peanuts causes a severe reaction, but it’s not a cure. Children and teens swallow the peanut powder in tiny but escalating doses,...
Read MoreSome people on the popular app, TikTok are performing a dangerous challenge that’s being uploaded to the video app, authorities said. Called the “outlet challenge,” it involves partially inserting the brick portion of a mobile device charger into a wall outlet and then sliding a penny down onto the brick’s exposed metal prongs. The...
Read MoreInfluenza B is causing a high number of pediatric flu deaths this season. “Nationwide it’s been hitting pretty hard,” Dr. Suchitra Rao, a Pediatric Infectious Disease Doctor at Children’s Hospital Colorado, said. This flu season, however, doctors are seeing something unusual. “It’s a very unusual type of year in terms of the virus we’re...
Read MoreTwelve Arizona schools are failing, which means they could potentially be shut down if they don’t improve. The Arizona State Board of Education issued F grades to schools that had received three-consecutive D grades — including three schools whose appeals were denied by the board in mid-December, according to data on the board’s website....
Read MoreArizona is not on track to meet key education goals set four years ago. The Arizona Education Progress Meter set goals for the state to meet by 2030, ranging from access to quality early learning to post-secondary attainment. “It’s clear that the state isn’t on progress to meet our broadly supported goals,” said Christine...
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