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Children's Health

Kids who get smartphones before 12 have higher rates of depression, obesity and poor sleep

Smartphones Teens Study

Mental Health

1 in 8 young Americans use ChatGPT or other AI bots for mental health issues

ChatGPT Mental Health

Children's Health

ByHeart expands baby formula recall amid botulism outbreak that has sickened 15 infants

ByHeart Formula Recall

Illness

Is COVID during pregnancy linked to autism? What a new study shows, and what it doesn't

Covid-19 Pregnancy Autism

Children's Health

Peanut allergies have declined since doctors began recommending early exposure

Peanut allergy kids

Adult Health

ADHD fosters creativity due to a tendency to let the mind wander, study shows

ADHD Creativity Study

Children's Health

Social media use hurts preteens' development of reading and memory skills

Children Social Media

Children's Health

How much sleep do children get? Not as much as their parents think

Children Sleep Recommendations

Parenting

Breastfeeding is ideal for child and parent health but challenging for most families – here's how to find support

Breastfeeding Benefits Support

Children's Health

Long COVID risk for children doubles after second coronavirus infection

Children Long COVID

Children's Health

Trump's claims on Tylenol's link to autism draw rebuke from scientists

rfk trump autism

Prevention

Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the U.S.

Hepatitis B Shot Baby

Children's Health

Blueberries help boost babies' immune systems and gut health, study shows

Blueberries Babies Health

Prevention

1 in 6 parents say they have skipped vaccines for their kids, survey shows

Vaccine hesitancy survey

Illness

New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma

Asthma Philadelphia Allentown

Children's Health

Do pediatricians recommend vaccines to make a profit? There's not much money in it

Childhood Vaccines Doctors

Children's Health

Nicotine pouch makers should use childproof packaging, FDA advises

Nicotine Pouches Childproof

Children's Health

Young children with ADHD are being medicated too quickly, study says

ADHD Medication Prescription

Parenting

Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus

Parenting Neuroscience Strategies

Women's Health

Most U.S. women of reproductive age have elevated risk for birth defects

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Children's Health

Doctor group recommends COVID vaccine for young children, bucking new federal guidance for parents

COVID Shots Children

Children's Health

Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face mental health risks from repeated traumatic brain injuries

Youth Sports Concussions

Children's Health

After Pennsylvania coal plant closed, ER visits for childhood asthma dropped by 41%

Air Pollution Asthma

Women's Health

About a third of pregnant women in the U.S. lack sufficient vitamin D to support healthy pregnancies

Vitamin D pregnancy

Prevention

Fearing Medicaid coverage loss, some parents rush to vaccinate their kids

Medicaid Cuts Vaccines

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Improving the mental health of student athletes

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What parents should know about juvenile arthritis

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Parenting

For most kids, camp homesickness is just a 'bump in the road.' A CHOP expert explains how parents should respond

Camp Homesickness

Investigations

Philly school district is first in U.S. to face criminal charges for violating asbestos regulations

Asbestos Philly Schools

Parenting

How children use screens matters more than how much time they spend on them

Child Screen Time

Children's Health

Free period products to be available to Philly school district students

Tampons Philly Schools

Sponsored

IBX and CHOP sign new agreement that reflects their joint commitment to children's health in the region

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Fitness

Philly teens can get free Planet Fitness memberships this summer and reap the many benefits of resistance training

Planet Fitness Teen Memberships

Prevention

RFK Jr. says healthy pregnant women don't need COVID boosters. Here's what the science says

COVID Shot Pregnant

Depression

Clinical depression among older teens doubled in recent years, analysis finds

Teen Depression Rate

Prevention

CDC ends COVID shots recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women

COVID Vaccine CDC

Addiction

Teens who drink alcohol with their parents' permission consume more as young adults, new research shows

Teens Alcohol Family

Mental Health

Subtle cyberbullying, like excluding peers from group chats, is just as traumatic as overt attacks, study shows

Cyberbullying Trauma

Children's Health

FDA takes first step to remove fluoride tablets and drops for children from the market

Fluoride Tablets Drops Ban

Children's Health

Federal health agencies to analyze nutritional content of baby formula

FDA infant formula

Children's Health

COVID-19 puts kids at increased risk of kidney, heart and gut problems

Long Covid Kids

Children's Health

Why are autism rates rising? The CDC released its conclusions – and RFK Jr. immediately disputed them

Autism Rates RFK

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