This was emphasized by the Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services, Dr. Jemesa Tudravu, at the Pacific Paediatric ...

Taking antibiotics within the first two years of life is linked to a higher body mass index (BMI) in childhood, according to a new study. The research will be presented at the Pediatric Academic ...

Rincon de la Victoria launches two pioneering AI courses for young people. The initiative, funded by the Andalusian Youth Institute, has the goal to equip teens with future-ready skills in employment ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

On February 17th, this year, Bombay High Court granted bail to an accused under POCSO Act on the ground that the sexual act was consensual and the fourteen year old victim was fully capable to ...

Nothing in life is inevitable, aside from death and (for most people) taxes. Yet, as we explored in our previous article, there is in our view a range of factors that suggest PNG may well find itself ...

Rutgers Health researchers find 7 million adolescents face severe obstacles to abortion access More than 7 million American adolescent girls ages 13 to 17 live in states with abortion bans, ...

The centre aims to improve child and adolescent mental wellbeing by: (1) reducing risks and leveraging benefits of social media; (2) building the capacity of individuals working with children and ...

“We are an organisation that is guided by our values and our commitment to being a nationally owned locally grown, 100% PNG brand that will always be rooted in our country,” he said. “With over 80,000 ...

Furthermore, of the estimated 2·1 million children aged 5–24 years who died in 2023, 0·9 million were adolescents aged 10–19 years. Spanning these harrowing statistics are the adolescent girls who ...