When large segments of a population are immunized against measles, it reduces the risk of exposure for everyone in the…
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Stable childhood may lead to healthy adult heart
In Finland, kids who have a “stable, healthy” childhood grow up to have better heart health as adults. In a…
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Hospital efforts to save very premature babies vary widely
They weigh as little as a pound yet force some of the toughest choices in all of medicine. Extremely premature…
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School reschedules prom for 15-year-old student with terminal cancer
A high school in Scotland rescheduled its prom to fulfill the dream of one of its students whose days were…
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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…
Read MoreUS doctors ‘firing’ parents who refuse to vaccinate children
US pediatricians fed up with parents who refuse to vaccinate their children out of concern it can cause autism or…
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Sharp Drop in U.S. Chickenpox Deaths With Vaccine
Deaths from chickenpox, although rare, have dipped steeply after the U.S. began vaccinating against the virus in 1995, a new…
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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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Use of ADHD Medications Rises Among Kids, Especially Teens
The use of prescription stimulants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kids has increased steadily over the last…
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