A 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 MoreDoctors are seeing more children with an illness that can look a lot like the flu or cold, but it’s not. It’s known as RSV. It stands for respiratory syncytial virus. It comes with the typical runny nose, cough and congestion we see during the winter. Adults can usually get over RSV without a...
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...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced their list of top baby names for Arizona in 2019 for both girls and boys. ADHS gathered data for their list from baby certificates submitted to their Bureau of Vital Records. The top names for girls are Olivia, Emma, Isabella, Sophia and Mia. The top names...
Read MoreAntibiotics commonly prescribed to babies may lead to an increased risk of allergies later in childhood, possibly because the medications can affect an infant’s gut bacteria, according to a new research paper. The research was published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics. It found that infants who were given antibiotics — penicillin, cephalosporin, sulfonamide...
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