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- Poliomyelitis (fact sheet) (2024)
Document · 2024
World Health Organization
WHO's polio fact sheet: wild poliovirus cases down over 99% since 1988 and the African region certified free of wild poliovirus in 2020 — the eradication-program…
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents (2012)
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2012
Gillies D, Sinn JKH, Lad SS, Leach MJ, Ross MJ
Thirteen trials with 1,011 participants found no statistically significant placebo-controlled difference in parent-rated total symptoms, inattention, or hyperactivity/impulsivity. Parent-rated total symptoms were SMD −0.17 (95% CI…
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents (2023)
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2023
Gillies D, Gopalakrishnan S, Sinn JKH, et al.
The updated review included 37 trials with more than 2,374 participants and searches through October 2021. Direct comparisons favored stimulants: short-term total-symptom SMD 0.75 (95% CI…
- Position Statement on Gender Surgery for Children and Adolescents (2026)
Document · 2026
American Society of Plastic Surgeons / Plastic Surgery Foundation Board of Directors
LATEST STATUS: ASPS (representing ~90%+ of U.S. board-certified plastic surgeons) concluded there is insufficient evidence of a favorable risk-benefit ratio for gender-related endocrine and surgical interventions…
- President Trump, Secretary Kennedy Announce Bold Actions to Tackle Autism Epidemic (2025)
Government Record · 2025
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (press release)
HHS's September 22, 2025 package: FDA action toward a leucovorin label update for cerebral folate deficiency associated with autistic symptoms; initiation of an acetaminophen (Tylenol) safety-label…
- Presidential Statement on Recent MAHA Actions Related to Psychiatric Medications (2026)
Document · 2026
John T. Walkup, President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
AACAP responded to the 2026 MAHA actions by warning against broad messaging and supporting evidence-based individualized care. This is a professional-society response, not independent verification of…
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — ADDM Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2020 (MMWR Surveill Summ 72(SS-2)) (2023)
Government Record · 2023
CDC, Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network
The March 24, 2023 ADDM release behind the '1 in 36' figure: surveillance-year 2020 prevalence of 27.6 per 1,000 among 8-year-olds at 11 sites, by records…
- Prevalence and Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — ADDM Network, 16 Sites, United States, 2022 (MMWR Surveill Summ 74(SS-2)) and Community Report (2025)
Government Record · 2025
CDC, Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network
The April 17, 2025 ADDM release: 1 in 31 (3.2%) of 8-year-olds identified with ASD across 16 sites for surveillance year 2022 — the current figure…
- Prevalence of Food and Beverage Brands in Made-for-Kids Child-Influencer YouTube Videos: 2019–2020
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2023
Frances Fleming-Milici; Lindsay Phaneuf; Jennifer Harris
UConn Rudd Center study of 400 kid-influencer videos (2019 to 2020): food and drink brands appeared in 65 percent, but only 8 percent disclosed any paid…
- Prevalence, incidence and persistence of ADHD drug use in Japan (2018)
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2018
Okumura Y, Usami M, Okada T, et al.
The national claims analysis for fiscal year 2014 identified 86,756 prevalent and 30,449 incident ADHD drug users and estimated annual drug-use prevalence at 4.1 per 1,000…
- Prince Andrew returns military affiliations and royal patronages to Queen Elizabeth II
News Report · 2022
Associated Press / FOX 5 New York
AP, January 2022: the Palace announced Prince Andrew's military titles and royal patronages were returned to the Queen and he would defend the lawsuit as a…
- Prisha Mosley Complaint, Gaston County Superior Court (2023)
Court Filing · 2023
Prisha Mosley, by counsel
The complaint alleges fraud, facilitation of fraud, constructive fraud, civil conspiracy, medical malpractice, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and unfair or deceptive practices. These are Mosley’s…
- Probiotic Supplementation in Children and Adolescents with ADHD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of ADHD-Related and Emotional–Behavioral Outcomes (2026)
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2026
Yan Y, et al.
The most recent located review searched through October 2025 and included nine randomized trials with 482 participants under 18. The broad ADHD-related outcome was not significant…
- Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication — Pakistan, January 2020-July 2021
Government Record · 2021
CDC (MMWR)
MMWR records 140 wild poliovirus type 1 cases worldwide in 2020 while cVDPV outbreaks reached 32 countries — Pakistan alone reported 135 cVDPV2 cases, and 1,755…
- Protecting Kids Online: Facebook, Instagram, and Mental Health Harm
Transcript · 2021
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
S. Hrg. 117-719 records questioning of Antigone Davis. Senators alleged concealment and growth-over-safety priorities; Davis disputed those characterizations and emphasized research limitations and results favorable to…
- Protecting Kids Online: Instagram and Reforms for Young Users
Transcript · 2021
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Adam Mosseri, witness
Mosseri defended Instagram’s potential benefits and called for industry-wide standards while senators questioned internal research and teen safety.
- Protecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower
Transcript · 2021
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Frances Haugen testified that Facebook’s products harmed children and that leadership knew how to make them safer. Later questioning characterized the internal research as finding body-image…
- Psychosocial Functioning in Transgender Youth after 2 Years of Hormones (2023)
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2023
Diane Chen et al.
This prospective four-site observational cohort followed 315 participants aged 12–20 and reported improved appearance congruence, positive affect, and life satisfaction and decreased depression and anxiety symptoms.…
- Public Law 99-660, 99th Congress (Title III: National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986)
Government Record · 1986
99th U.S. Congress
The 1986 Act ('Nineteen eighty-six, Congress passed a law'). Title III created the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, the Vaccine Injury Table, the Vaccine Information Statement…
- R (Bell) v Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 3274 (Admin)
Court Filing · 2020
High Court of Justice, Divisional Court (Sharp P, Lewis LJ, Lieven J)
Divisional Court held under-16s highly unlikely to be Gillick competent to consent to puberty blockers and issued a declaration/guidance; records GIDS referral surge: 'In 2009, 97…
- Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports (2018)
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2018
Littman L
Original ROGD parent-report study (n=256), recruited from three websites; descriptive, hypothesis-generating design.
- Recess physical activity and school-related social factors in Finnish primary and lower secondary schools: cross-sectional associations
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2014
Henri L. Haapala et al.
The Finnish field study reports usually two to four recesses of 10–15 minutes after 45–90-minute lessons, but expressly says recess length is not nationally regulated.
- Recommendation on medical treatment methods for dysphoria associated with variations in the gender identity of minors (2020)
Government Record · 2020
Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland (COHERE/PALKO)
Finland's June 2020 national recommendation: psychosocial support first-line for minors; cross-sex hormones no earlier than 16; no surgeries on minors; gender reassignment of minors characterised as…
- Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccines in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: 2026-2027
Document · 2026
American Academy of Pediatrics
The AAP's 2026-2027 policy statement maintaining its own COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for infants, children and adolescents despite the federal schedule change and the pending litigation.