Children's Health

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CDC: Most infants not breastfed for recommended length

Children's Health

Monroe County family exceeds GoFundMe goal to get specialized, safe bed for daughter

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Children's Health

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is on the rise

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Prenatal whooping cough vaccine does not increase risk of autism, study says

Children's Health

Many U.S. school districts unprepared for infectious disease outbreaks

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Children's Health

Vaping, hookah may lead to marijuana use among teenagers, study finds

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Children's Health

Three breast milk depots to open soon in Philly area

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Children's Health

Plastics may be causing penis defects, researchers say

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How to get your little one to nap and sleep through the night

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Raising green babies: Teaching our children to love and respect the environment

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DEP: Elevated ozone levels could pose respiratory problems on Tuesday

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Children's Health

Report: 37 children die unattended in hot cars every year

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Children's Health

How did CHOP score in this year's children's hospital rankings?

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Children's Health

The big problem with our over-sugared children in America

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New epilepsy treatment is the first FDA-approved cannabis-based drug

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Combating toxic masculinity: It's OK for boys to cry sometimes; it's even healthy

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Social media and child predators: A new campaign encourages parents to pause before they post

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Your toddler is almost definitely consuming too much sugar

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Why long-term separation from parents harms kids

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Does pain expected equal pain felt? Ask a kid

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Juul: Why a trendy e-cig is causing a social – and public health – commotion

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Children's Health

Seizures in children could trigger brain networks linked to autism

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Children's Health

Music to their ears: Why you should play music for your children's developing brains

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What's in your genome? Parents-to-be want to know

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Children's Health

Do boozy Instagram posts prompt teens to drink? Penn research shows connection

In praise of stay safe rules: Memories from a 'free-range' childhood

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Children's Health

Don't make these summer safety missteps

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Children's Health

Protecting our children from E. coli as outbreak worsens

'You disgust me' – examining the impact of verbal abuse on children

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Health Insurance

The importance of health insurance for children

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Eat for free during IHOP's National Pancake Day

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Children's Health

My toddler stopped walking and it was terrifying: educating parents on a toxic synovitis diagnosis

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Penn State's THON raises $10.2 million for pediatric cancer research

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New blood and urine tests can detect autism in children

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Children's Health

Help your child to survive cold and flu season

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Children's Health

Local exposure to Pennsylvania fracking sites impacts health of newborns

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Jimmy Kimmel brings infant son onstage, urges Congress to renew CHIP

Pa. health officials visit CHOP to share new opioid guidelines

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'No secret' families help protect children from sexual abuse

Philly-area teacher will soon have a new class: the orphans of Haiti

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Children's Health

The lead poisoning problem in America

Children's Health

Experts explain why lead found in fidget spinners is no idle threat

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