A Nebraska freshman whose muscle disorder threatened her dream to be in her high school marching band has now seen…
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Doctors baffled by girl who can’t stop sneezing
For more than three weeks, a 12-year-old Texas girl has been sneezing constantly— at a rate of 20 times per…
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Players mourn NJ teen who died while attending soccer team sleepover
The soccer coach of a New Jersey teen who died in her sleep Saturday while attending a sleepover with teammates…
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Maryland boy with double-hand transplant leaves hospital
An 8-year-old boy who became the youngest patient to receive a double-hand transplant has left the Philadelphia hospital where the…
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More than one in four US kids exposed to weapon violence
More than one in four U.S. children are exposed to weapon violence before their eighteenth birthday, either as victims or…
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Measure kids’ medicines in metric units, not spoonfuls, doctors say
Children’s liquid medicines should only be measured in metric units to avoid overdoses common with teaspoons and tablespoons, U.S. pediatricians…
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Girls diagnosed with autism later than boys, study finds
Current statistics on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show that boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have…
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CDC reports dropping rates in childhood obesity
The number of low-income preschoolers who qualify as obese or “extremely obese” has dropped over the last decade, new data…
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Report: Most Young Flu Victims Had Not Been Vaccinated
Of the 115 U.S. children known to have died of the flu between September 2010 and August 2011, half had…
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Vermont debates letting parents skip vaccines for their kids
For Jennifer Stella, it’s a question of informed consent. Her son had a seizure after getting childhood vaccinations and her…
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