HEALTH CARE

A Spanish study of nearly 800 adolescents reveals that students who consume more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have significantly lower grades...

Children are nearly three-quarters (71%) more likely to develop mental health problems between the ages of five and 18, if...

The risk of being admitted to the hospital with heart disease is twice as high the year after birth for...

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago launched a newborn screening awareness campaign, with signage on public transit...

Integrating philosophical thinking into early childhood education can empower preschoolers to develop healthy lifestyle habits, critical thinking skills, and informed...

Not all loneliness is the same—new research shows that emotional loneliness is more harmful than social loneliness, affecting mental health...

President Donald Trump ratcheted up his administration's reversal of transgender rights on Tuesday with an executive order that seeks to...

New research highlights a 27% reduction in adverse birth outcomes with prenatal MMS, supporting a shift in antenatal care guidelines...

While many studies have reported a link between a mother's health condition during pregnancy and her child's risk of autism,...

Lockdowns. Social distancing. Shuttered schools and businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic and its sweeping disruptions set off a stampede of "what...

A new study by a team of researchers from the UK and Brazil has revealed a strong connection between childhood...

An unusually high amount of poliovirus detections in several European countries in recent months has underscored the importance of keeping...

Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department. A small proportion of them...

While juicing is often seen as a healthy shortcut, new research reveals that it temporarily disrupts the microbiome—so is your...