Afternoons with Grammy. Birthday parties. Meeting other toddlers at the park. Parents of children too young to be vaccinated are facing difficult choices as an omicron variant-fueled surge in COVID-19 …
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have long championed policies to improve maternal health and equity, and addressing the maternal mortality and morbidity crisis is a key priority …
New documents reveal Facebook knows, in granular detail, just how harmful its Instagram app is for many teenage girls, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Tuesday. The newspaper shared …
A 32-year-old man with obesity, Sam, arrived at the emergency room to be treated for intermittent abdominal pain that had been going on for 8 hours, according to a case …
During the month of October, we celebrate Children’s Health Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about children’s health issues. Read more.
A smaller dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11, according to data the company released Monday. The data will now go before …
Right now, close to 100,000 people in the United States, many of whom are children, spend days experiencing acute pain, dealing with costly and uncomfortable hospitalizations, and fighting off infections …
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, children of all ages were spending more screen time than ever before on cellphones, tablets, and laptops. Health professionals (often caregivers themselves) have needed to adopt a flexible attitude toward screen time, considering …
Supporting young children’s social emotional development is just as important as supporting their cognitive capabilities and physical health. For children to succeed at school and build healthy relationships, they need …
While chestfeeding may not be as widely discussed as breastfeeding or bottle-feeding yet, it is every bit as awesome. As all parents who have ever fed a baby know well, …
