HEALTH CARE

Almost half of children who require surgery for complicated appendicitis can safely complete their recovery at home, according to a...

Challenging assumptions about infant memory, a novel functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study shows that babies as young as 12...

Young men who hit puberty later have lower bone mass but healthier fat-to-muscle ratios, suggesting that delayed maturation may offer...

Severe self-injurious behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) poses a significant risk of permanent physical injury. Not all...

New research challenges the idea that early exposure to sweet foods shapes children's future dietary choices—find out why parental influence...

Between 1999-2021, U.S. adolescents steadily desisted from risky behaviors such as substance use and violence, and from reporting a combination...

Researchers and pediatric neurosurgeons at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh developed a...

Published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, the study aimed to provide robust insights into adolescent mental health trajectories...

Could your daily cup of tea during pregnancy give your child a cognitive advantage? New research uncovers surprising findings on...

New research reveals that infants who eat a greater variety of plant foods develop a more mature gut microbiome, laying...

The incidence of babies born with serious heart defects, known as cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD), rose in states that...

Closer collaboration between child health services and specialist care has resulted in faster support for young children with autism. A...

Up to 25% of new mothers suffer from postpartum depression, which can significantly impact their parenting behavior and the wellbeing...

New research reveals that teens with higher BMI are more likely to experience elevated blood pressure as adults, especially if...