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Teens who get surgery for obesity retain weight-loss reductions 10 years later

Weight Loss Surgery Teens

Children's Health

Being too heavy or skinny as a child may impact lung function as an adult

Lung Function BMI

Adult Health

What causes nosebleeds? And when should medical attention be sought?

Nosebleed Prevention Causes

Children's Health

A cause of walking pneumonia is surging in young children, CDC says

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Children's Health

Parents often move kids out of booster car seats too soon, risking their safety

Booster Car Seat

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Conjoined twin boys, born last year with a shared liver, successfully separated by CHOP surgeons

CHOP Conjoined Twins

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Children's Health

50 years after the first procedure, Tommy John surgery is more common than ever − especially for young athletes

Tommy John Pitcher

Children's Health

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

COVID Shots Children

Depression

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

Teen Vaping Depression

Children's Health

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

School Illness Prevention

Children's Health

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

Fifth Disease CDC

Mental Health

Social media bans could deny teenagers mental health help

Social Media Age Bans

Children's Health

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

Wheezing Treatments Antivirals

Healthy Eating

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

Parenting

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

Mary Dozier Delaware

Depression

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

Moving Mental Health

Health Stories

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

Kneller family retinoblastoma

Parenting

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

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Health News

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

bearded dragon salmonella

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

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Getting an AED for our Little League

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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

Menstrual Cycle Study

Children's Health

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

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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

Parenting

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

Fitness

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

Fear Shots Kids

Health News

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

Mental Health

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

Concussions Depression ADHD

Health News

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

hand writing brain connectivity

Healthy Eating

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

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