Children's Health

Tooth Brushing Toddler 04162019

Parents, dental hygiene should begin at the first tooth

Children's Health

Experts find insufficient evidence to screen young children, pregnant women for lead without symptoms

lead exposure pregnant women children

Children's Health

Update: Fisher-Price recalls Rock 'n Play Sleeper after 32 reported deaths

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Children's Health

Children's ER visits for swallowing objects doubled in the past 20 years

children swallowing objects er visits

Children's Health

Autism rate climbs 43 percent in New Jersey, Rutgers study finds

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Children's Health

Amid New Jersey measles outbreak, a suspected case at elementary school

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Children's Health

5 New Jersey schools closed Friday due to stomach bug outbreak

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Children's Health

What is a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist?

Children's Health

Is your child's hay fever making you go haywire?

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Children's Health

ADHD diagnoses rise sharply among Philadelphia-area children

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Children's Health

Apparently, the chemicals in household dust can spur weight gain

dust weight gain

Child abuse is 40 times more likely when single parents find new partners

Children's Health

Does it make sense to delay children’s vaccines?

Children's Health

Nearly 40,000 U.S. children died by gunfire since 1999 – study

gun related deaths school children

Children's Health

Pennsylvania among states exposing children to lead-contaminated drinking water in schools – report

lead contaminated water schools

Children's Health

The anti-vaccination movement is about more than autism

Teens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than ever

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FYI, you're never too old to get measles (or the vaccine)

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Children's Health

These are the pediatrician-backed tips for preventing food allergies in children

children food allergy prevention

Youth mental health crisis in America is real – and staggering

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Children's Health

Delco gynecologist helps teens avoid relationship abuse, pregnancy

Carroll - Dr. Rachael L. Polis

Children's Health

CHOP ranked best pediatrics department in the U.S.

Carroll - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Buerger Cent

Children's Health

Amazon avoids the 'misinformation pipeline' by removing books touting autism cures

Amazon

Children's Health

Social media influencers may have the ability to sway kids' eating choices

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Children's Health

Harm or hoax? What parents need to know about the viral 'Momo Challenge' and their kids

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Children's Health

Protecting children or vexing anti-vaxxers?

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Paid family leave is an investment in public health, not a handout

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Children's Health

Defending a parent’s right to withhold vaccines when they want to

Children's Health

Driven by vaping, youth tobacco use surged in 2018

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Children's Health

Potential mumps exposure in Upper Darby School District

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Children's Health

Measles: Why it's so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital

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Children's Health

Researchers project that climate change will increase infant congenital heart defects

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Children's Health

Toxic heavy metals found in 45 popular packaged fruit juices

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Further research suggests screen time affects children's brain development

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4 New Jersey schools in one district close again for flu outbreak

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Children's Health

Study: Many teens lack privacy to confide in doctors during checkups

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Children's Health

Nearly 2 percent of high school students say they are transgender

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During government shutdown, Cooper expedites health checkups for furloughed workers

Cooper University Hospital

Montgomery County announces paid parental leave policy

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FDA ramps up threat to ban e-cigs as teens keep on vaping

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb

Children's Health

Acute flaccid myelitis: What is the polio-like illness paralyzing U.S. children?

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Honeygrow just launched a healthy kid's menu at select locations

Honeygrow

Children's Health

Pediatric mental health programming in New Jersey just got a big boost

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