August 1, 2008 — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a new policy statement emphasizing that routine ECGs for children receiving medications for ...
The American Heart Association (AHA) suggests a screening ECG before starting stimulant medications in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A rare association of sudden ...
Jan. 24, 2026 A large, decades-long study suggests that signs of ADHD in childhood may have consequences that extend well beyond school and behavior. Researchers followed nearly 11,000 people from ...
ILLINOIS, NATION SEE LARGE JUMP IN ADHD: ADHD diagnoses rates rose 34 percent among commercially insured pediatric patients in Illinois between 2010 and 2017, and 31 percent nationwide, according to a ...
The American Heart Association isn't making any friends among ADHD drug makers today. The health charity is recommending that kids get an EKG before taking stimulant drugs like Ritalin for ...