Relationship Between Screen Usage and Speech Delay in Children Aged One to Four Years in Dubai and the Northern Emirates.

Background  Speech delay is the most common developmental issue among preschool children and is diagnosed when speech development is significantly lower than expected for children of the same age. As digital natives, we recognize that electronic devices can generate both beneficial and harmful outcomes for developing children in this digital age. Globally, pediatric exposure to digital screens continues to increase and is associated with undesirable effects on childhood development, particularly language skills.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Towards Osteoporosis Among Adults in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2023.

Background: Osteoporosis, the silent epidemic, is defined as a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low mineral bone mass and micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue. Osteoporosis is considered a burden to global economic, social, and health development. Osteoporosis exerts a substantial global influence, markedly influencing rates of illness and death on a broad scale.

Assessing Parents' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Vaccinating Children (Five to 15 Years Old) Against COVID-19 in the United Arab Emirates.

Background  Since the approval of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine for children in 2021, there had been ongoing debates about the necessity of vaccinating children, owing to the seemingly mild nature of the infection in children, despite causing significant morbidity and mortality in the 5-11 age group in 2020-2021, and its association with complications such as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). This sparked the need to evaluate parents' perceptions, knowledge, and the effect of information sources on their decision-making. It is important to understand the various drivers and concerns expressed by parents locally, to shape vaccination campaigns to address such issues.