Archives: Morning Breakouts

The study published in Lancet focused on the disease burden of pediatric cancers and stressed the importance of adequate care around the world. “If you don’t have access to care and treatment of childhood cancer, you die,” said Lisa Force, a pediatric oncologist who led the study. “There are years that a child could have contributed to their society that they have now lost.” News on children's health also looks at traumatic brain injuries, underserved communities and environmental hazards.

The scientists have successfully created the tool, but ethical questions remain over such a sensitive topic. A calculator that says a patient is at risk “doesn’t mitigate the fact that providers are often uncomfortable and clumsy talking about sex,” said Damon L. Jacobs, a marriage and family counselor. In other public health news: vaping, menopause and women's sex lives, anorexia, fitness trackers, eye infections and more.

Since the school massacre, Florida has passed some of its first gun restrictions, but Attorney General Ashley Moody said the amendment language is "deficient" and misleads voters. Gun violence news also looks at: the military-style weapon used in the most recent mass shooting and how to talk to children about active shooters.