Ican Associates

04/15/2025

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7508645&ct=ga&cd=CAEYGioUMTgyMjAxOTc1MzU5NzgyMzYwMjAyGjhhYmRmMDJkMDc5ODhjMjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw3W6zWvq42DpOnKUblAAiRL

As measles outbreaks in Canada grow and spread between provinces, pediatricians are again recommending vaccinations while also bracing for serious complications, including a rare, long-term neurological disorder that can emerge six to 10 years after an initial measles infection.

02/28/2025

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/2024-08-03/a-historic-new-law-would-protect-kids-online-and-hold-tech-companies-accountable&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoTMzg5NjY2NDEyOTQyMDQ0NTE1MTIaYjhkMWY4MzVkMjc0NTc2ZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw28F67nq9iqRSSqA2xzXfW6

The new law would require tech companies to limit children's exposure to dangerous online content. The last time Congress legislated on kids online safety was before social media and smartphones.

02/28/2025

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.startribune.com/past-abuse-reports-no-longer-off-limits-for-minnesota-child-protection-workers/296669371&ct=ga&cd=CAEYDioUMTU5ODA2ODYxMTI4NTU2MDU1ODMyGjhhYmRmMDJkMDc5ODhjMjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw1ZqNVYn0p679KcCJ1Rbb8P

Minnesota reverses course on admitting prior abuse reports in protection cases.

02/28/2025

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jul/30/su***de-rates-in-preteens-have-continued-to-climb-/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNjM5OTM4MTcyODg1Mjc5NTU5NTIaYjhkMWY4MzVkMjc0NTc2ZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw3oGcX-xUUZm0m08n7GIzlo

The su***de rate for U.S. children 8 to 12 years old has steadily climbed in the past decade and a half, with a disproportionate rise among girls, data released Tuesday by the National Institute of Mental Health shows.

02/28/2025

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://sleepreviewmag.com/sleep-health/prevailing-attitudes/sleep-safety/bed-sharing-raises-risk-suid-infants-prenatal-drug-exposure/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCCoTMzg3NzUyMzg0ODIwNjc2MDMyNTIaOGFiZGYwMmQwNzk4OGMyOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw3IcjP4u93Jh0yoLc4A0boI

A study links bed-sharing and impaired caregivers to increased risk of SUID in infants prenatally exposed to drugs or alcohol.

02/28/2025

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/11/hawaiis-child-welfare-system-needs-major-reform-report-says/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoTMzg3NzUyMzg0ODIwNjc2MDMyNTIaOGFiZGYwMmQwNzk4OGMyOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw0RiI4-ixA1PF5Rk_EWmZbU

The Malama Ohana panel wants an ombudsman's office to do investigations of deaths or serious injuries to children who received services from CWS.

02/28/2025

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-dismisses-maternal-mortality-committee-amber-thurman-candi-miller&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTMzg3NzUyMzg0ODIwNjc2MDMyNTIaOGFiZGYwMmQwNzk4OGMyOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw05jt14JBSMM02Q3k-fJUQw

In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outside individuals.”

01/31/2025

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/toy-injuries-sent-this-many-children-to-the-hospital-in-2023-112024.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCioUMTI2NDMxMTA3NzEwMzM5MDIwMjcyGjhhYmRmMDJkMDc5ODhjMjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw19IbouZoZ8abZfkD51-uRC

Hundreds of thousands of children are treated at hospitals every year after something goes wrong with a toy.Hospital emergency departments treated arou

01/31/2025

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/prenatally-substance-exposed-infants-and-suid-outcomes&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoTNDE2NDI2MDEyNDg5MDE1OTIxMTIaOGFiZGYwMmQwNzk4OGMyOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw20V2rQ9IVfO9Yq4YxC3bbG

Stephanie Anne Deutsch, MD, MS, MSCR, FAAP, joined us to discuss a new study that highlighted SUID among infants who were prenatally substance exposed.

12/06/2024

Effects of screen time and social media on children