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Even Before Lockdowns, Young Americans Were Having Less Casual Sex
Even During Omicron, Pfizer Vaccine Slashed Hospitalizations for Kids Aged 5 to 11
Even in a Pandemic, Child Vision Tests Are Crucial
Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities
Even When at Low Risk, Some Women Should Remove Fallopian Tubes to Avoid Ovarian Cancer: Experts
Even With Mild COVID, Obesity May Mean Worse Symptoms
Even With Multiple Breast Tumors, Mastectomy Isn't Always Necessary: Study
Exercise Could Help Fight 'Chemo Brain' in Breast Cancer Patients
Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
Exercise Is Key to Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery
Exercise Might Ease Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment
Exercise, Not Bed Rest, Can Speed Concussion Recovery
Exercise, Sports: A Natural Antidepressant for Teens
Experts Cast Doubt on Notion That New Strain of Coronavirus Is More Infectious
Experts Recommend All Women Get Mammograms Starting at Age 40
Eye-Tracking Device Could Be More Accurate Test for Autism in Toddlers
Factory at Center of Baby Formula Recall Will Produce Similac Soon
Families With Multiple Cases Give Clues to Autism's Origins
Family Meals Together Ease Stress, Survey Confirms
Family Structure Influences Teen Delinquency
Family Ties Help Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Flourish
Far More American Teens Carrying Guns These Days, Study Finds
Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth
Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer
FDA Advisors Approve Emergency Use of Pfizer COVID Vaccine in Kids 5 to 11
FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers
FDA Approves New Bivalent COVID Booster for Use in Children
FDA Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot for Kids Ages 5 to 11
FDA Bans Sale of Nearly a Million E-Cigarettes; Allows Juul to Remain on Market
FDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report
FDA OKs Bivalent COVID Boosters for Kids 6 Months and Older
FDA Panel to Weigh Moderna Vaccine for Those Aged 6 to 17
FDA Plans to OK Pfizer Vaccine for Those Aged 12 and Up
FDA Warns of Rare Cases of Certain Cancers Linked to Breast Implants
Febrile Seizures: How to Protect Your Child
Federal Court Backs Indiana University's Vaccine Mandate
Feds Tighten Safety Standards on Tiny High-Powered Magnets That Have Injured Kids
Feds Warn of 14 Infant Deaths in Rockers From Fisher-Price, Kids2
Feeling Down? Support Via Social Media May Not Be Enough
Fertility Drugs Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Fewer Kids May Be Carrying Coronavirus Without Symptoms Than Believed: Study
Fiber: It's Important to Your Child's Diet, Too
Final Exams Don't Have to Be High Stress for Your Teen
Financial Struggles Can Be Tough on Families, And Tough to Explain to Kids
Firearms Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Kids, Teens
First People in the Americas Probably Brought Their Dogs
First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise
Flavored Vapes Still in Stores Despite Federal Ban
Flavored-Cigarette Ban Led to Smoking Decline Among Young Americans
Florida Bill Would Ban Elementary School Kids From Learning About Menstruation
Fluoridated Water Protects Baby Teeth, Too
Food Banks Save Needy Families Up to $1,000 Per Year
For Baby's Sake, Moms-to-Be Need the Whooping Cough Vaccine: CDC
For Kids Who Hit Puberty Early, Risk of Self-Harm Rises
For Kids, Accidental Burns Another Scar of the Pandemic
For Kids, Mental Trauma From Gun Injury Far Exceeds That of Car Crashes
For Many Kids, Picky Eating Isn't Just a Phase, Study Finds
For Over 1 in 10 Young U.S. Adults, Vaping Is a Regular Habit
For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too
For Preemie Babies, Preschool Plus Parenting Can Spell Academic Success
For Some Young Drivers, Smartphone Use Is One of Many Bad Habits
For Toddlers, More Time Watching Screens Mean Less Time Reading
For Transgender People, Starting Hormone Therapy in Teens Helps Mental Health
Formula Feeding Raises Odds for Anemia in Very 'Preemie' Babies
Fractured Skulls, Broken Bones: Bike Injuries Still Common for Kids
Frequent COVID Tests Key to College Reopening: Experts
From a Lock of Hair, Beethoven's Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family
Frozen Eggs Help Breast Cancer Survivors Conceive
Gearing Up for Kids' Sports Season? Put Safety First
Gene Changes Made This Season's Bird Flu More Severe
Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's
Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
Gene Editing Technique Corrects Sickle Cell Disease in Mice
Gene Found in Amish Helps Protect Their Hearts
Gene Study Probes Origins of Addison's Disease
Gene Study Reveals Brain's Complex Organization
Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
Gene Test Spots Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Post-Op Chemo
Gene Test Spots Those Vulnerable to Rare but Severe Side Effect of Drugs for MS, Other Conditions
Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol
Gene That Shielded Some Against Black Death May Be Helping, Harming People Today
Gene-Based Embryo Selection: Are 'Designer Babies' on the Horizon?
Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome
Genes for Stillbirth May Be Passed Down by Male Relatives
Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
Genes or Lifestyle? How a Person Becomes Obese Could Influence Heart Health
Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought
Genetic Research May Help Identify Causes of Stillbirth
Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches
Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy
Get in the Swim: Summer Pool Safety Tips
Get Your Kids on a School-Ready Sleep Schedule
Getting Young Athletes Ready for a New School Year
Getting Your Child Ready for Spring Sports
Getting Your Child Their Vaccine? Some Tips on Easing Needle Fears
Give Your Family the Gift of Regular Exercise
Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19
Going Cordless With Window Blinds Could Save Your Child's Life
Going Easy on Yourself Is Key to Parenting Through the Pandemic
Going to Bed a Little Earlier Greatly Increases Total Sleep Time for Teens
Golf Cart Injuries Keep Rising Among U.S. Kids
Good Parental Leave Gives Big Boost to Moms' Mental Health
Grandmother's Brain In Sync With Her Grandkids': Study
Gun Deaths to Kids Are Rising in Pandemic, U.S. Hospital Study Shows
Gun Sales in Homes With Teens Rose During Pandemic
Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth
Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study
Half of Americans Now Think Playing Football 'Inappropriate' for Kids: Survey
Half of Cases of Childhood Blindness in U.S. Didn't Have to Happen
Half of Moms of Children With Autism Have Depression
Half of Parents Don't Realize Impact of Screens on Kids' Vision
Half of U.S. Parents of Teens Got Their Child Vaccinated, But Uptake Slows
Half of U.S. Teens Plan to Get COVID Shot, But Can Numbers Go Higher?
Half of Women Will Get False-Positive Mammogram Over 10 Years of Screening
Happy, Loved Teens Become Heart-Healthier as Adults
Harmful Flame Retardants Detected in College-Classroom Dust
'Harsh' Parenting Can Bring Mental Health Harms to Kids: Study
Have You Been Screened for Cervical Cancer?
Having Kids Around Might Shield You From Severe COVID: Study
Healthier School Meals Program Led to Less Overweight Kids: Study
Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
Healthy Living Cuts the Odds That High-Risk Breast Cancer Will Return
Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk
Heart Issue Spotted in a Few Young COVID Vaccine Recipients; Experts Say Shots Still Needed
Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
Helmets Protect Young Lacrosse Players, Study Finds
Help Kids Hit 'Reset' on Sleep as They Head Back to School
Help Your Kids Navigate School Amid a Pandemic
Helping Others as Volunteers Helps Kids 'Flourish': Study
Here's How to Make Summer Sports Camp a Safe Adventure for Your Kid
Herpes Virus Yields Up Genetic Secrets
Hidden Poisons Can Make Trick-or-Treating Truly Scary
High Co-Pays, Deductibles Keep Some Women From Mammogram Follow-Up
High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
High Levels of PFAS 'Forever' Chemicals in Kids' School Uniforms
High School Football Doesn't Affect Brain in Middle Age, Study Says
High Viral Loads Make Kids 'Silent Spreaders' of COVID-19
High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer
Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues
Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young
Holiday Toys: Fun, But Remember Safety, Too
Home Alone: Will Pandemic's Changes Harm Kids' Mental Health Long-Term?
Home COVID Tests Can Cause Harm If Not Stored Safely: FDA
Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
Hormonal Therapies Are Boosting the Mental Health of Trans Youth
Hormone Replacement Therapy Won't Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors
Hospitalizations for Teens With Eating Disorders Rose Sharply During Pandemic
Household Factors Can Raise a Child's Odds for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
How Benign Are 'Benign' Breast Findings? Study Finds Link to Higher Cancer Risk
How Divorce Harms Kids, and How to Lessen That Harm
How Kids Are Being Injured by Ceiling Fans
How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread
How Stress and Gastro Issues Affect Kids With Autism
How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
How the Pandemic Is Changing Summer Camp
How to Help Your Child Deal With Separation Anxiety
How to Help Your Toddler Stop Biting Their Nails
How to Keep Kids Resilient in a Strange Holiday Season
How to Potty Train a Toddler
How Your Kid's Education Could Make You Healthier
HPV 'Herd Immunity' Now Helping Vaccinated, Unvaccinated Women
HPV Shots: Safe and Effective, But Many Parents Still Hesitate
HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men
HPV Vaccination Is Lowering U.S. Cervical Cancer Rates
HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected
HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent
HPV Vaccination When Young Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk by 87%
HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women
Hugs More Calming for Baby When Given by Mom or Dad
Humans Started Loving Carbs a Very Long Time Ago
Hundreds of U.S. Kids Drown Every Year — Learn How to Protect Yours
If a Child's Grades Falter, Consider Hearing Loss
Illinois Study Shows Big Jump in Suicide-Linked ER Visits by Teens
Improved Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplants Mark a Major Advance
In 10 Years, COVID-19 Could Be 'Just the Sniffles'
In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
In Florida County Where 3 Teachers Died, School Board Member Pleads for Safeguards
In Girls as Young as 7, Weight May Predict Odds for Eating Disorder
In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
In Michigan Poll, 1 in 5 Adults Say They Don't Want Kids
In NYC at Least, Routine Child Vaccinations Rebound After Lockdown
In One U.S. School District, Nearly 10% of Students Identify as 'Gender-Diverse'
In Rare Cases, COVID-19 May Be Causing Severe Heart Condition in Kids
In Some U.S. Schools, 1 in 4 Kids Said They've Misused an ADHD Drug
In Study, Almost Half of Obese Teens Were No Longer So After Taking Wegovy/Ozempic
In Survey, Half of U.S. Parents Believe Social Media Is Harming Their Kids
Infant Death Linked to Contaminated Breast Pump: CDC
Infant Deaths Spark Baby Loungers Recall
Infant Head-Shaping Pillows Are Useless and Dangerous to Baby, FDA Warns
Injury More Likely When Teens Focus on One Sport
Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment
Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
Intentional Overdoses Rise Among U.S. Kids, Teens
Intervening in Infancy Might Help Prevent Some Cases of Autism: Study
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is Alzheimer's Disease Genetic?
Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
Is Child's Tummy Pain a Serious Concern? Poll Finds Many Parents Unsure
Is Empathy Born in Mom's First Hugs?
Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?
Is Rest Really Best After a Child Has a Concussion?
Is That Hand-Me-Down Crib or Stroller Safe? Most Parents Unsure, Survey Finds
Is There a Better Therapy for Hospitalized Anorexia Patients?
Is There a Link Between Vaping and Eating Disorders in the Young?
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
Is Your Child Lagging in Reading Skills? An Expert Offers Tips
Is Your Kid's Runny Nose Going on Forever? Here's What You Need to Know
Is Your Teen Unmotivated at School? That Might Change
It's a Win-Win When a Child With Autism Gets a Shelter Cat
It's Back-to-School, and Who's Popular or Not Remains Key
It's Tough to Change the Minds of 'Vaccine-Hesitant' Parents, Study Finds
IVF Won't Raise Ovarian Cancer Risk: Study
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
Job Done: Scientists Fill in Missing Gaps to Complete Map of Human Genome
Junk Food Ads Reaching Kids Through Livestream Gaming Platforms
Just 2 Kids Worldwide Are Known to Have This Rare Genetic Disease. Their Parents United for a Cure
Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
Juul Reaches $462 Million Settlement With Six States, D.C.
Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
Juul to Pay $438.5 Million for Its Role in Teen Vaping Crisis
'Kangaroo Care' Has Big Health Benefits For Preemies
Katie Couric Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Keep Your Kids Safe From COVID While Playing Sports
Keep Your Kids Safe in the Water. Here's How
Keeping Baby Safe: Follow These Tips to Lower Sleep Risks
Keeping Kids Slim, Fit During Lockdown Isn't Easy: Here Are Some Tips
Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a 'Baby Bump'
Key Players in Keeping Kids Safe From Guns: Pediatricians
Key to Good Sleep for Toddlers Starts in Infancy
Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
Kids at 2 Utah Day Cares Easily Spread COVID to Families
Kids' Behavior Worsened With Remote Learning: Study
Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk
Kids Born Via Egg Donors, Surrogacy Grow Up Just Fine, Study Finds
Kids Can Carry High, Infectious Levels of COVID Coronavirus
Kids Conceived Via IVF Have No Higher Risk of Heart Issues
Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
Kids' ER Visits for Swallowed Magnets Soared After U.S. Lifted Sales Ban
Kids Happier, Healthier Away From All Those Screens: Study
Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
Kids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness
Kids Much Less Prone to Coronavirus Infection Than Adults: Study
Kids of Heavy Drinkers Face Multiple Threats to Health
Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury Odds
Kids Who Read for Pleasure Grow Into Better-Adjusted Teens: Study
Kids Who Witness Domestic Violence May Suffer Mentally for Decades
Kids With Autism Face Higher Odds of Vision Issues, But Many Don't Get Screened
Kids With Autism Find It Tough to Read Hidden Emotions: Study
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID
Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
Kids With Nonverbal Autism May Still Understand Much Spoken Language
Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Kids, Teens Usually Have Mild COVID-19 Infections, Rarely Fatal Ones: Study
Know Your Boundaries: Tips to Teach Kids About Body Safety
L.A. Is First Major School District to Mandate Vaccines for Students 12 and Up
'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early
Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?
Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too
Later School Start Times Mean Better-Rested Kids: Study
Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Reaffirms Support for Gender-Related Care for Minors
LeBron James' Son Suffers Cardiac Arrest During Basketball Practice, Now in Stable Condition
Less Sleep Brings Worse Grades for College Kids, Study Finds
Less Than Half of Parents Plan to Get COVID Vaccine for Youngest Kids
Let Babies Eat Eggs to Avoid Egg Allergy Later: Study
LGBQ Teens More Likely to Contemplate Suicide at Younger Age
LGBTQ Youth Have Double the Risk for Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
LGBTQ+ Support Groups in Schools Boost Students' Mental Health
Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal
'Like She Was Not Even There': Children With Disabilities Face Discrimination in Health Care
Local Sales Bans on Flavored Tobacco Products in California Cut Use
Lockdowns Are Leaving Kids With ADHD in Crisis
Lockdowns Can Widen Kids' Waistlines – Here's How to Curb That
Lockdowns Gave Boost to Type 1 Diabetes Control in Kids
Lockdowns Tougher on Women, and Housework Is Big Reason Why
Logic's Hit '1-800-273-8255' May Have Saved American Lives
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Long, Regular Sleep Key to Kindergarten Success
Longer Breastfeeding in Infancy, Better School Grades for Kids?
Long-Haul COVID in Kids Typically Ends Within 3 Months: Study
Look Out for the Early Signs of Autism
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Lots of Teens, Young Adults Are Helping to Care for Older Loved Ones
Loving Family May Lower Future Depression Risk in Kids
Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health
Loving, Supportive Daycare Tied to Better Grades Years Later
Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
Lymphedema in Legs Strikes 1 in 3 Female Cancer Survivors
Major Gene Study Looks at Origins of Bipolar Disorder
Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Mammogram Centers Must Notify Patients of Breast Density, FDA Says
Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds
Mammography Rates Plummeted During Pandemic
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
Many At-Risk Kids With COVID Can Be Cared for at Home
Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study
Many Breast Cancer Survivors May Be Able to Forgo Mammograms in Old Age: Study
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Kids Aren't Wearing Helmets While Sledding, Poll Finds
Many Kids With Asthma Are Unprepared for Adult Asthma Care
Many Marijuana Vendors Aim Advertising at Kids: Study
Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes
Many Parents Ignore Fireworks Safety
Many Parents Support 'Teens Helping Teens' Mental Health Programs at Schools: Poll
Many Parents Too Quick to Give Fever Meds to Kids: Poll
Many Parents Worry About Social Media's Impact on Kids' Body Image: Poll
Many Parents Worry That Kids Fell Behind in Schooling During Pandemic
Many Teens Easily Fooled by Fake Online Health Messages
Many U.S. High School Kids Report Sadness, Stress, Abuse During Pandemic
Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
Many U.S. Parents Avoid Vaccine Talks With Child's Doctor
Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
Many U.S. Women Must Travel Far to Get Mammograms
Many Women May Overestimate Risks From Genes Tied to Breast Cancer
Many Young Kids With Autism Are Kicked Out of Day Care: Study
Marijuana Edibles Are Sending Kids to the ER: Here's Tips to Keep Them Safe
Marijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression
Measuring Up: Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Height
Medical Marijuana May Help Ease Severe Epilepsy in Kids: Study
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years
Melatonin for Kids: Is it Safe? How to Help School Children Get Good Sleep
Melatonin Poisoning Cases Soaring Among U.S. Kids
Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame
Mental Health of America's Children Only Getting Worse
Mental Health Woes Double Women's Odds for Cervical Cancer
Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
Microplastics Are Seeping Out of Baby's Bottle, Study Shows
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
Mindfulness Approach Helps Ease the Stress of Parenting a Child With Autism
Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Highly Effective in Kids 12 and Older
Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids
Month-Long Recovery From Concussion Is Normal: Study
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss
More College-Educated Women Are Having Children Outside of Marriage
More Cyberbullying, More Suicidal Thoughts Among Teens: Study
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's
More Evidence Spanking Kids Doesn't Work, Can Cause Harm
More 'Green Time,' Less Screen Time Boosts Kids' Mental Health
More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
More Kids Vape Weed in States Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal
More Parents Balking at Giving Kids Cancer-Fighting HPV Vaccine
More Screen Time for Babies Could Slow Development
More Teens Are Getting Weight Loss Surgery, If Families Can Afford It
More Teens Worldwide Are Underestimating Their Weight
More Than 1 Million U.S. Kids Diagnosed With COVID in Single Week
More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
More Than a Third of U.S. Parents Now Oppose Routine School Vaccinations
More U.S. Kids Are Heading to ERs After Drinking Cough Suppressant
More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries
More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
More Young Americans Are Going Without Sex
Most Athletes With Genetic Heart Ailment Can Return to Play
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Day Care Programs Don't Give Kids Enough Exercise
Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy
Most High School Students Are OK With Wearing Masks: Survey
Most IVF Babies Grow Up to Be Mentally Healthy Adults, Study Shows
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll
Most Transgender Children Stick With Gender Identity 5 Years Later: Study
Most Women With Early Breast Cancer Will Become Long-Term Survivors, New Study Shows
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer
MRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts
MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
MS May Not Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis
Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage
Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's: Could It Lead to Treatment?
Mysterious Paralyzing Illness in Kids Is Set to Return, CDC Warns
National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli Reveals She Has Breast Cancer
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearly 15% of School-Age Children in U.S. Have Received Mental Health Treatment
Nearly 600,000 U.S. Kids Had COVID Last Week
Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion
Nearly 900,000 U.S. Kids Under 12 Have Gotten Their First COVID Shot
Nearly Half of Teens Get Behind the Wheel Shortly After a Concussion
Nearly Half of U.S. Breast Cancer Patients Use Pot or CBD; Many Don't Tell Doctors
Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That
Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
New Breast Scanning Technology Might Beat Standard Mammography
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Genetic Insights Into Cause of ALS
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Insights Into Each Parent's Role in the Genetics of Autism
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New Law Allows FDA to Police E-Cigs Made With Synthetic Nicotine
New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci
New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test
New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk
New Technique 80% Effective in Selecting a Baby's Gender
New TikTok Trend of Mouth Taping During Sleep Carries Dangers
New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
New Tricks to Turn Your Fussy Eater Around
New Ultrasound Patch Spots Tiny Breast Abnormalities in Early Trial
New Year, New Tips for Keeping Your Kids Safe and Healthy
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Health Issues for Babies Born to Women Who Had COVID in Pregnancy
No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
Not Just Brushing: 10 Ways to Start Caring for Baby Teeth
Nowhere Safe to Play: 'Play Deserts' Keep Kids from Fun Physical Activity
Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
Obesity Could Raise a Child's Odds for Type 1 Diabetes
Obesity in Teen Years Might Trigger Type 1 Diabetes
Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Odds for Mental Illness Rise in Kids After Concussion
Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress, Dies at 73
Omega-3s From Fish Might Curb Asthma in Kids, But Genes Matter
Omicron COVID Causing Severe Croup in Young Children
One App Is Especially Bad for Teens' Sleep
One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
One Key to Good Sleep for Teens: No Social Media at Bedtime
Online Sexual Abuse of Kids Is Common; Perps Usually Friends, Partners
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
Online Therapy, Coaches Help Ease Eating Disorders
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death
Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health
Ovary Removal Before Menopause Could Raise a Woman's Odds for Parkinson's
Ovary Removal When Young Could Raise Parkinson's Risk
Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
Over 3 Million U.S. School Kids Now Vaping or Smoking
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Over Half of American Parents Give Their Picky Eaters Supplements
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Brought Big Rise in New Cases of Anorexia
Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
Pandemic Changed Families' Eating Habits, for Good and Bad: Poll
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD
Pandemic Grief Can Come Between Mothers and Their Newborns
Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport
Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide
Pandemic Has Harmed Mental Health of Nearly Half of U.S. Teens: Poll
Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk
Pandemic Lockdowns May Have Slowed Babies' Communication Skills
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
Pandemic Means Many Kids Didn't Get Lifesaving Swim Lessons
Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll
Pandemic 'Silver Lining:' Better Sleep for Some
Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
Pandemic Stress Has Americans Gaining Weight, Drinking More: Poll
Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
Parents' Age Key to Whether Kids Get Vaccinated Against COVID, Study Finds
Parents' Expectations Driving College Kids to Dangerous Perfectionism: Study
Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parent's Mental Health Can Affect Kids' Asthma Care
Parents' Mistrust of HPV Vaccine May Be Growing
Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
Parents Often Ignore Safe Sleep Advice After Baby Wakes at Night
Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping
Parents' Poll Finds Strong Support for Vaccination of Students, Teachers
Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic
Parent's Words Key to Young Kids' Fears Around Vaccination
Parents, Arm Your Kids Against COVID-19 With Good Hand-Washing Habits
Parents, Don't Worry if Baby's Sleep Is Erratic
Parents, Look Out for Mental Health Issues as College Kids Return to Class
Parents, Plan Now for Allergy-Free Summer Camp
Parents: Sharpen up on Your Sunscreen Knowledge
Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds
Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
Pediatricians' Group Urges Parents to Get Youngest Kids Vaccinated Against COVID
Pediatricians' Group Urges That All Infants Get New RSV Shot
Pediatricians Offer Latest Advice on Controlling Head Lice in Kids
People Are Still Evolving, Creating New Genes
Pets May Help Parents of Kids With Autism Fight Stress
Pfizer COVID Shots 73% Protective in Kids Under 5
Pfizer Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID Vaccine in Younger Kids
Pfizer Vaccine Prevents 91% of Symptomatic COVID in Young Children: FDA
Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College Students
Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Police Often Fail to Enforce Laws on Underage Drinking: Study
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poll Finds COVID Low on Parents' Summer Camp Checklist
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll Shows Parents Torn When Teens Enter the Workforce
Polls Find Most U.S. Young People Take COVID Threat Seriously
Pool Neck Floats a Danger to Babies, FDA Warns
Poor Sleep Plus Genes Might Raise Some Folks' Asthma Risk
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Practice Gun Safety for Your Kids' Sake, Especially During Pandemic
Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades
Preventing Cervical Cancer: An Expert Answers Your Questions
Prior COVID Won't Shield Kids From Omicron, But Vaccine Might
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Protect Your Baby From the Sun's Harmful UV Rays
Protect Your Kids in Blistering Summer Heat
Psychologists' Group Issues First Guidelines on Teens' Use of Social Media
Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List
Put the Brakes on Driving After a Concussion
Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy Can Safely Be Cut in Half for Patients With Early Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Raising a Child With ADHD Can Test a Parent
Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms
Rare But Dangerous Form of Eating Disorder Could Run in Families
Rash Decisions: Many Triggers for Children's Skin Outbreaks
Rate of Kids Hospitalized in Mental Health Crisis Keeps Rising
Rate of U.S. Kids Attempting Suicide by Overdose Rose During Pandemic
Rates for Suicides, Homicides Keep Rising for Young Americans
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter
Reading With Your Toddler? Books May Beat Screens
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Recalled Newborn Loungers Tied to 2 More Infant Deaths
Recent Pot Use Tied to Rise in Heart Attack Risk for Young Adults
Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Rising Cases of Invasive Strep A in Kids Have Experts Concerned
RSV in Infancy Could Raise a Child's Risk for Asthma
RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know
Sarah Ferguson Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mastectomy
Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
School Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion
School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep
Schools Can Reopen Safely If Precautions in Place, Australian Study Shows
Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases
Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
Scientists Decode the Y Chromosome, Key to Male Development
Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds
Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids
Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome
Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends
Screening Newborns for 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease Saves Lives
Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Senate OKs Bill to Overhaul Infant Formula Rules
Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet
Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
Should Kids Take Ozempic, Wegovy? The Idea Has Some Experts Worried
Should You Send Your Kid to Summer Camp? Expert Offers Advice
Sibling Bullying Carries Long-Term Mental Health Costs
Siblings of Babies Who Died of SIDS May Also Face Higher Risk
Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping
Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19
Singer Selena Gomez to Launch Mental Health Platform
Singles or Couples: Who Sleeps Better?
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Skin Patch Could Help Ease Peanut Allergy in Toddlers
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health
Sleep Experts Warn Against Giving Melatonin to Children
Sleep Problems in Early Childhood Linked to Teens' Mental Health Issues
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Sleep Troubles Tied to Suicidal Thoughts in Teens
Sleep-Deprived Kids Will Snack More: Study
Slings, Other 'Baby-Wearing' Products Leave Infants at Injury Risk: Study
Snuggling With Dad: Fathers' Contact Can Help Preemies Thrive
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
Social Media Is Parents' Top Concern as Kids Head Back to School: Poll
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Spanking on the Decline in American Homes
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
Speeding, Texting a Dangerous Duo for Many Teen Drivers: Study
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships
Spotting an Eating Disorder in Your College-Age Child
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
State Spending on Poverty Really Pays Off for Kids: Study
State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
'Stay at Home' Orders Are Stressing U.S. Families, Survey Shows
STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
Steady Rise in Vape Product Poisonings Among Kids Under 5
Step Up to a New School Year: Tips for Buying Shoes for Your Kids
Stories of Difficult Conception, Birth Can Boost Appreciation of Life
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Study Confirms It: Kids Keep Harried Moms From Exercise
Study Delivers More Evidence of a Mental Health Crisis Among Teens, Particularly Girls
Study Offers Best Evidence Yet That Intervening Early Helps Curb Autism
Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers
Study Probes Links in Asthma, Food Sensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
Suicide Rate Is Spiking Upwards in Preadolescent Children
Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents Doubled in 10 Years
Summer Drowning Deaths Can Happen Quickly: Know the Facts
Summer Jobs Give Kids More Than a Paycheck
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Survey Finds Many Adults Don't Want Kids -- and They're Happy
Survey Finds U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
Survival Improves for Babies of America's Youngest Moms
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Symptoms of a Rare Breast Cancer That Many Women Could Miss
Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
Talking to Kids About Abortion Bans Can Be Tough. Experts Offer Guidance
Talking to Your Child About Weight, But Avoiding Stigma
Talking to Your Kids About School Shootings: Experts Offer Guidance
Talking to Your Toddler Could Bring Real Benefits to Their Brain
Targeted Drug May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Tasty, Nutritious School Lunches for Your Budget
Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School
Team Sports: Good for Kids' Minds, Too
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice
Teen Drinking Much More Likely If Parents Binge Drink, Study Finds
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
Teen Tanning Bed Ban Would Prevent Thousands of U.S. Melanoma Cases
Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
Teens Can Be Tough on Parents. Staying Close Can Make All the Difference.
Teens Can Donate Blood, But May Need Iron Supplements After
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens' Heart Risk From COVID Far Exceeds That of Vaccination: Study
Teens May Have Eaten Healthier During Pandemic
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Teens on TikTok: Fun, But Addictive and Maybe Harmful
Teens Who Text While Driving May Take Other Risks Behind the Wheel
Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger
Teens With Autism and Driving: Often a Tough Discussion
Teens, Seniors Are Often Driving the Least Safe Cars
Teens: You Got Your COVID Vaccine, What Now?
Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
The #1 Enemy of Good Sleep for School Kids: Screens
The Age When People Seek Help for Gender Dysphoria Is Falling
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The More Words Your Preschooler Knows, the Better They Do in Class
The Most Common Form of Bullying Isn't Physical or Verbal
The Naked Ape: Science Unravels How Humans Lost Their Body Hair
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
The Women’s Health Screenings and Preventive Care Appointments You Need
There's a Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables
This Super Bowl, Keep Little Hands From Tip-Over TVs
Tight Blood Sugar Control Boosts Brain Power of Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: Study
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
TikTok 'Slugging' Trend Has People Coating Their Faces With Grease
Time Spent in Day Care Won't Harm Child's Development
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips to Food-Fueling Your Active Vegan Child
Tips to Helping Your Teen Get Enough Zzzzzs
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Toddler Constipation: How to Help Your Child Get Relief
Toddler Tantrums? Pediatricians Offer Tips to Curb Bad Behavior
Toddlers' Attention to 'Motherese' Could Give Clues to Autism
Toddlers Nap a Lot - and Then They Don't. New Research Uncovers Why
Too Few Kids Are Getting Recommended Vaccines, CDC Warns
Too Few Kids Are Getting Regular Eye Tests, and Insurance Is Key
Too Few Young People Get Mental Health Follow-Up After ER Visit
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds
Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
Too Much Social Media Could Raise Risk for Eating Disorders
Too Much Time Online Might Raise Kids' Odds for Mental Health Woes: Study
Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Traces of Human DNA Are Everywhere in the Environment
Treating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Troubled Childhood Could Mean a Troubled Old Age, Study Finds
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
TV, Furniture on Your Holiday Gift List? Add in an 'Anti-Tip-Over' Kit
Two-Thirds of Parents of Kids Ages 5-11 Plan to Get Them Vaccinated Against COVID: Poll
Type 1 Diabetes Is Tougher on Girls Than Boys: Study
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
U.K. School Studies Find No Benefit of Mindfulness for Kids' Mental Health
U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Less Sex Education Now Than 25 Years Ago
U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic
U.S. Baby Formula Shortage Worsens
U.S. Birth Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
U.S. Cancer Deaths Decline Overall, But Prostate Cancers Make Rebound
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
U.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Doctors on the Frontlines of Hepatitis Outbreak Striking Kids
U.S. Government Extends Baby Formula Waivers, Rebates for WIC Families
U.S. HPV Vaccination Rates Rising, Even Among Boys
U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
U.S. Kids’ HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled
U.S. Marines Study Finds Getting COVID Won't Protect Young People From Reinfection
U.S. Opens Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers
U.S. Parents Face Big Disparities in Access to Autism Care Services
U.S. Pediatricians, Psychiatrists Declare 'Emergency' in Child Mental Health
U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC
U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
U.S. Surgeon General Warns That Social Media Can Harm Teens' Mental Health
U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit
Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Unexplained Drop in Resting Heart Rate in Youth 'Not a Good Thing'
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Updated Infant Sleep Guidelines: No Inclined Products, Bed-Sharing
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Using Devices as Babysitters Can Backfire on Parents
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
Vaccinated Teachers, Students Can Skip Masks This Fall: CDC
Vaccines Have Slashed Rates of HPV Infection in Young American Women
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping Could Raise Teens' Odds for Severe COVID
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study
Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks
Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
'Virtual' Driver Program Could Make Driving Safer for Teens With ADHD
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Walking, Sitting: What Works Best to Help Baby Stop Crying?
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Wealthier Parents More Likely to Get COVID Vaccines for Young Kids: Poll
Weed-Friendly Posts on Social Media Get Teens Using Cannabis
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Were You a Big Baby at Birth? Your Infant May Be Also, Study Finds
What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What Is 'Authoritarian Parenting'?
What Is 'Permissive Parenting'?
What Parents Need to Know About Cronobacter Bacteria in Baby Formula
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
When Are Head Injury Risks Highest for Young Soccer Players?
When Do Babies Sleep Through the Night?
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Kids Fatally Shoot Other Kids: Tragedies That Don't Have to Happen
When Parent Is in Prison, Kids' Heart Risks Rise
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
When Treating Cervical Lesions, Adding HPV Vaccine Could Further Curb Cancer Risk
When Will Kids Get the COVID Vaccines?
When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
Which High School Sports Cause Kids the Most Injuries?
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Kids Face the Highest Risk of Self-Harm?
Which Kids' Sports Have Higher Odds for Head Injury?
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White House Says July 4 Vaccination Goal Won't Be Met
WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing
WHO Experts Say Healthy Kids, Teens May Not Need More COVID Shots
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Home-Made Baby Formula Is a Bad Idea
Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea
Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
Wind Can Uproot Kids' Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results
With Pandemic-Related Stress, Abuse Against Kids Can Surge
With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People
Women With PCOS Face Twice the Odds for Ovarian Cancer After Menopause
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Words Can Wound When Parents Talk to Kids About Obesity
Worried About Your Teen's Social Media Use? Experts Offer Help
Worry, Depression, Burnout: Survey Finds College Students Stressed as Fall Term Nears
Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After
Would Your Teen Admit a Mental Health Issue? Poll Finds Roadblocks to Getting Help
You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works
Young Americans Still Want Same Number of Kids, Just Not Right Now
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening
Young Kids Eating Too Few Greens, Drinking Too Much Soda
Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought
Young People Recover Quickly From Rare Heart Side Effect of COVID Vaccine
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Your Child Is Sick. Do You Call Your Doctor or Head to the ER?
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
Youth Drinking, Pot Use Went Down During Pandemic
Youth Suicide Attempts Drop in U.S. States With Hate Crime Laws
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
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