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As interest from families wanes, pediatricians scale back on COVID shots

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Teenagers who are depressed are twice as likely to vape, study shows

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Children's Health

Infectious diseases spike when kids return to school − here's what you can do about it

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Children's Health

'Slapped cheek' disease is on the rise. Here's how the seasonal illness spreads and is treated

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Social media bans could deny teenagers mental health help

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Teen mental health is improving, but there is still progress to be made, CDC report shows

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Children's Health

Some children with recurrent wheezing need antivirals – not steroids, study finds

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Worried about the health effects of the sugar in your breakfast cereal?

Cereal Added Sugars

Children's Health

Sports in extreme heat: How high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of team practices

Sports Heat Stroke

Children's Health

The U.S. infant mortality rate has risen for the first time in 20 years, CDC says

Infant Mortality Rate

To help parents facing adversity nurture their children, a Delaware prof created a program now used by 10 countries

Mary Dozier Delaware

Moving even once during childhood increases risk of being diagnosed with depression, study shows

Moving Mental Health

To save their young children's vision – and lives – a Tennessee couple quit their jobs and headed to Philly

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Parents who want to reduce their kids' screen time should start by reducing theirs, study finds

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With a salmonella outbreak linked to bearded dragons, here are tips for pet owners to stay safe

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Children's Health

To reduce childhood obesity, U.S. task force advises intensive counseling

Childhood Obesity Treatment

Children's Health

Thousands of children got tested for lead with faulty devices: What parents should know

Magellan Lead Test

A Bucks County mom gave birth to a premature baby on a Caribbean vacation, and a CHOP team flew in to save the day

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Children's Health

Girls are starting their periods earlier in life, and that may lead to adverse health issues later

Menstrual Cycle Study

Children's Health

Exposing infants to peanuts makes them less likely to have allergy in adolescence, study shows

Children's Health

There's a better treatment for lazy eye than the standard approach, study finds

Lazy Eye Treatment

Children's Health

Drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy may harm fetal brain development, study finds

Fluoride Water Pregnancy

The hour after day care is the least nutritious for young kids, study finds

Day care Pickup Snacks

Children's Health

Young people in Philly's toughest neighborhoods explain how violence disrupts their physical and mental health

Violence Health Effects

Exercise doesn't just help youth stay physically healthy – it's linked to better mental health, too

Mental Health Youth

Children's Health

Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents

Cannabis Potency Adolescents

Children's Health

Later bedtimes, irregular sleep habits linked to lower grades for high school students, study finds

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Children's Health

Many kids are afraid of shots. One doctor has a plan to reduce the pain – and fears

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Parents at Port Richmond school receive letter warning of mpox infection

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Children's Health

Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 during pregnancy gives infants 6 months of protection, study shows

COVID-19 Vaccines Pregnancy

Mild concussions put kids at greater risk for developing depression, anxiety and ADHD, study finds

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Taking a class? Writing your notes may help you learn better than typing them

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Drinking 100% fruit juice daily can cause weight gain in children and adults, study finds

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How many siblings teens have may affect their mental health, study finds

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Screen time for babies, toddlers may harm their abilities to process the world around them, Drexel researchers say

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Tylenol use during pregnancy could cause language delays in children, researchers say

Tylenol Pregnancy Language

Children's Health

Online racism can lead to PTSD symptoms among Black adolescents, study finds

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Additional measles cases confirmed in Philly; city health centers to provide free MMR vaccines

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Philly health officials have confirmed 4 measles cases since late December; others may have been exposed

Measles Philly CHOP

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Teaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness

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