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Eating disorders requiring hospital care increased “significantly” among children and teenagers in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research. A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on Tuesday revealed that emergency department visits and hospitalizations for eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa …

Gender identity—a person’s internal sense of being a boy, girl, neither, or both—begins to develop in early childhood around age 2-4 years and may evolve over time, with a more developed sense of gender identity usually emerging in adolescence. Gender identity is different from sexual orientation, which is defined as …

New Delhi: Covid Task Force chief V.K. Paul on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will take a final decision on vaccinating the children and adolescents against coronavirus on the basis of overall scientific rationale as well as the supply situation of vaccines available for those below 18 years. …