ADHD

ADHD remission

Most children with ADHD will not outgrow the disorder, new research shows

Feeling foggy-headed and tired all the time? You may have sluggish cognitive tempo

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A video game may hold the key to treating COVID 'brain fog'

EndeavorRX COVID brain fog

Children's Health

Strep throat may exacerbate ADHD symptoms, new study finds

Strep and tic disorders

Suicide risk five times higher among people with ADHD, study finds

ADHD suicide risk

Children's Health

Antibiotic use before age 2 may lead to health issues later in childhood

Antibiotics Asthma Allergies

Well City Challenge seeks innovative ideas to improve millennial health

Well City Challenge

Children's Health

Gaming now a valid treatment option for children with ADHD

FDA approves first prescription video game

Children's Health

Many doctors aren't addressing safe sex, driver readiness with teens who have a history of ADHD

Health risks among Teens with ADHD

Children's Health

Another reason for pregnant women to get their vitamin D – it may lower the child's risk of developing ADHD

Vitamin D deficiency ADHD association

Children's Health

Exposure to pollution may cause your child to have a smaller brain, study says

Pollution ADHD brain development

Does taking acetaminophen while pregnant increase chances of a child having ADHD and autism?

Pregnant Woman during third trimester

The top 5 millennial health issues – and what to do about them

Millennial Health Issues

Children's Health

Pediatricians stand by meds for ADHD – but some want therapy first

ADHD Medications Therapy AAP

Everything you need to know about ADHD

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Children's Health

Teen drivers with ADHD far more likely to crash than peers

Car Crash Teens ADHD

Children's Health

First medical device approved to treat children with ADHD

ADHD medical treatment

Children's Health

ADHD diagnoses rise sharply among Philadelphia-area children

adhd philadelphia kids

Children's Health

Pediatric mental health programming in New Jersey just got a big boost

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Temple professor urges more employers to hire people with autism

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For mother of adult addict, a life dragged down by drugs

Carroll - Romeo Heroin Addiction

CHOP study shows teens with ADHD are better drivers than we thought

Fidget spinners: learning aid or just the latest distraction in school?

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Studies: Taking antidepressants during pregnancy doesn’t increase child’s risk of autism, ADHD

Service dog finally gets to do his job at Cherry Hill East high school

Carroll - NJ Student brings Service Dog to School

Pa. trying to clamp down on use of psych drugs by children on Medicaid

WATCH: Kentucky school officer sued for allegedly handcuffing students

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Almost half of all Pa. foster kids on anti-anxiety or anti-psychotic meds

Omega-3 fatty acids may help boys with ADHD improve their concentration

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