Summer heat brings special health risks for pregnant women
Jul 1, 2019
Overheating can mean health risks not only to the expectant mother but to her baby, doctors say.
Children's Health News
Fun in the water can turn tragic in an instant, especially for children
Jun 17, 2019
Drowning is the No. 1 cause of preventable death among young children. Education, vigilance and knowing CPR can help protect them.
With summer vacation here, how much screen time is too much?
Jun 3, 2019
As new screen time guidelines suggest limits, doctors say children need movement and human interaction more than another app.
Vaping ignites legislative trend: Raising sales age for tobacco to 21
May 30, 2019
States, cities and even retailers are making the push to raise the minimum sales age for tobacco products to 21. And Congress is following their lead.
Devoted doctor and hip-hop legend are taking on stroke nationwide
May 28, 2019
Hip Hop Public Health uses songs and videos to raise awareness of stroke across the country.
Report seeks answers about mysterious, dangerous heart disease in kids
May 28, 2019
Cardiomyopathy in kids is rare but results in "some of the worst pediatric cardiology outcomes," a new scientific statement says.
With humor 鈥� and brain-shaped Jell-O 鈥� this doctor teaches kids about health
Apr 23, 2019
Boston pediatrician April Inniss combines creativity, art and fun to help kids understand how their bodies work.
Guidelines that diagnose more kids with high blood pressure work, study says
Apr 22, 2019
New definitions for pediatric high blood pressure were issued in 2017; research now shows they accurately predict future cardiovascular problems.
Teen's mall trip could have been her last, but CPR and an AED saved the day
Apr 16, 2019
A 13-year-old went into cardiac arrest outside an Ohio mall. Thanks to CPR and an AED, she can tell you all about it.
A priest gave her last rites soon after birth. Today is her 26th birthday.
Apr 15, 2019
A priest gave her last rites the day she was born. As a teenager, her outlook was bleak enough that the Make-A-Wish Foundation sent her to the Oscars.