Children's Health

Limited - IBX- Erin Thurston with sons

Getting an AED for our Little League

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

Lindsey Offner Family

Children's Health

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

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

Children's Health

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

Sleep teenagers grades

Children's Health

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

Parents at Port Richmond school receive letter warning of mpox infection

Children's Health

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

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

Concussions Depression ADHD

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

hand writing brain connectivity

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

fruit juice weight gain children

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

siblings mental health

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

Baby Screen Time

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

Children's Health

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

Cyberbullying Mental Health Black Teens

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

Measles MMR vaccine

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

Measles Philly CHOP

Hypoallergenic baby formula recalled due to possible bacteria contamination

hypoallergenic baby formula recall

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

Positive Psychology Schools

Children's stainless steel cups recalled over possible lead contamination

children's cup recall lead

Children's Health

New research points to male drinking as a significant factor in fetal alcohol syndrome

Male Drinking Pregnancy

Children's Health

More parents are giving kids melatonin as a sleep aid, but experts urge caution

Melatonin Kids Safety

Children's Health

Cancer death rate among kids and teens has declined by 24%, CDC says

Children's Health

Young Black males with ADHD are underdiagnosed and undertreated, Penn State study finds

ADHD Racial Disparities

Congenital syphilis cases have spiked nationwide – and Philly is no exception

New born syphilis rates

Tyson chicken nuggets recalled for possible metal contamination

Tyson nuggets recall

Less than half of children with mental health disorders receive treatment, study finds

Penn, CHOP to study how environmental factors affect pregnancy, children's health

Penn CHOP Pregnancy

As younger children increasingly die by suicide, better tracking and prevention is sought

Child Suicide Prevention

Children's Health

Secondhand smoke may substantially contribute to lead levels found in children, study finds

Secondhand Smoke Lead

Cozy images of plush toys and blankets undercut messaging on safe infant sleep

Babies Safe Sleep

As the youth mental health crisis worsens, the dire shortage of providers prevents young people from getting help

Mental Health Teens

Children's Health

Children from poor neighborhoods are more likely to develop asthma, study finds

Asthma Neighborhoods Study

Children's Health

'All we want is revenge': How social media fuels gun violence among teens

Children's Health

New Jersey schools to provide free menstrual products to students

Children's Health

Excessive screen time linked to developmental delays in babies and toddlers, study finds

Baby Screen Time

RSV vaccine for babies, given to their mothers during pregnancy, receives FDA approval

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