COVID-19's economic fallout expands food insecurity, as groups scramble to help
Aug 19, 2020
Charitable groups are scrambling to address growing levels of food insecurity amid coronavirus concerns.
Children's Health News
More school, less heart disease? Researchers keep finding evidence
Aug 12, 2020
A growing school of thought sees a link between education and protection from heart disease.
Program helps new immigrants blend into their communities
Aug 7, 2020
The Boston-based Immigrant Family Services Institute adopts a village model to help Caribbean, African and Hispanic immigrants assimilate faster into their new neighborhoods.
At 12, she's on her third pacemaker
Aug 4, 2020
Despite a heart problem that requires an implanted device, Abrielle Tallquist swims, hunts and lives a normal life.
This 'citizen of the world' empowers herself, then her community
Jul 21, 2020
Only 20, Noun Abdelaziz has testified before the California Senate about healthy school meals and has a job working to destigmatize mental health in underserved communities.
Annual aerobic fitness testing could help improve kids' health
Jul 20, 2020
A new scientific statement explores how to help the nearly 60% of U.S. kids who lack a key measure of overall physical fitness and health.
Routine checkup led to open-heart surgery 鈥� at age 6
Jun 29, 2020
During a routine checkup, Alec Ahmad's pediatrician heard a troubling sound in the 6-year-old's heart. So began a journey that resulted in open-heart surgery.
Narrowing eye vessels in young children might predict high blood pressure
Jun 29, 2020
Analyzing the retina's blood vessels in early childhood could help doctors identify who needs help with prevention and treatment of high blood pressure later in life, according to a new Swiss study.
Here's what doctors know about immunizations right now: You still need them
Jun 17, 2020
As routine vaccination rates have dropped during the coronavirus pandemic, doctors worry about outbreaks of preventable diseases.
COVID-19 adds to challenges for LGBTQ youth
Jun 16, 2020
LGBTQ youth cut off from peer support face new challenges amid the pandemic.