Children's Health

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ranked second best hospital

U.S. News ranks CHOP as second best children's hospital in country

To combat teen vaping, Nebraska school district testing students for nicotine

Co-sleeping: Celebrating families that share a bed

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Children's Health

Nail polish, makeup spur one ER visit every two hours for young children

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Does rotavirus vaccine lower risk of children getting Type 1 diabetes?

Children's Health

Child drownings linked to inattentive parents using cellphones, lifeguard association warns

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Children's Health

Delaware County infant battles extremely rare brain cancer

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What’s the difference between acetaminophen and ibuprofen?

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Children's Health

Philly-area father-daughter duo raising funds and awareness for pediatric headaches

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Children's Health

Keeping kids healthy and sane in a digital world

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Children's Health

Gun violence is a huge problem for U.S. children, so prevention is paramount

Point Breeze athletic field closed for elevated lead levels in soil

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'Vacuum challenge': Why parents should definitely NOT facilitate this internet trend for kids

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Diseases you can catch from a household pet

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Children's Health

Why kids with eczema are more likely to develop a food allergy

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Children's Health

Teen suicides increased after Netflix's '13 Reasons Why' premiered, two studies say

'13 Reasons Why' and increase in suicide

Children's Health

CHOP to open pediatric urgent care center in Bryn Mawr

CHOP Bryn Mawr

Children's Health

Philly physicians must now test children for lead – twice

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Children's Health

Teen drivers with ADHD far more likely to crash than peers

Car Crash Teens ADHD

Sleeping infants are dying in car seats when used incorrectly, new study finds

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Children's Health

Most youth who suddenly die playing sports are middle schoolers, study finds

Youth Deaths Basketball Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Children's Health

Too many kids in the U.S. are missing out on this healthy source of protein

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Children's Health

Suicide rates soar among young females, narrowing long-standing gender gap, study says

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How traumatic injury has become a health care crisis

Children's Health

A smartphone app was just created for diagnosing kids' ear infections

app detects kids' ear infection

5-year-old brought 22 packets of crack cocaine to Philadelphia daycare

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Children's Health

Lyme disease prevention for little ones

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Children's Health

How much speech do unborn children hear? It varies

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Children's Health

University City Ronald McDonald House can now accommodate nearly three times as many families

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Repetition is key to establishing healthy eating habits among children

Healthy Food

Philly nonprofit aims to empower girls through exercise

Philly Girls in Motion Nonprofit program

Children's Health

CHOP announces plans for new specialty center in Abington

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CHOP to offer free pediatric mental health webinar series

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Children's Health

How to prepare your daughter for her first menstrual cycle

City of Philadelphia to host free mental health events throughout May

Carroll - Philadelphia City Hall and the Benjamin Franklin Parkw

Children's Health

More teens, especially girls, are attempting suicide by poisoning, new report finds

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Children's Health

Autism can be reliably detected months earlier than current screening guidelines

Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening Study

Children's Health

A drug for autism? Potential treatment for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome offers clues

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Children's Health

First medical device approved to treat children with ADHD

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Children's Health

WHO sets new guidelines for physical activity, screen time for young kids

children activity guidelines who

Local woman riding bicycle from Thailand to Spain to help street children

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Children's Health

World's first malaria vaccine program launched in Africa

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Children's Health

Do e-cigarettes contain nicotine? Teens don't always know

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