New poll shows young adults lack practical healthcare management skills
Many young adults may be entering adulthood without the practical skills needed to manage their own healthcare, suggests…
Public invited to comment on children’s mental health services
The public has been asked to comment on the first national standards for children’s mental health services, describing…
Stronger nutrition programs needed as children globally fall short on healthy plant foods
A global analysis has uncovered critical childhood nutrition gaps, with not enough youths eating healthy plant-based foods, which…
As presidential fitness test returns for students, so do old questions
WASHINGTON — The presidential fitness test, a divisive hallmark of children’s education from the 1960s to the 2010s,…
More teens are overdosing on Benadryl and similar drugs, America’s Poison Control Centers warns
Poison control centers have seen an alarming rise in teens ingesting large amounts of Benadryl and similar over-the-counter…
Simple habit lowers stress and boosts key brain chemicals, expert says
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The old saying that laughter is the best medicine may…
The trade-offs of a universal health care system
The moment the cannula infiltrated, time split in two. In one world, I was an American pediatric emergency…
Pediatric experts reveal the 10 research areas set to shape child health
From gene therapy and AI to vaccines, nutrition, and cancer care, pediatric research leaders outline where the next…
Record number of children reporting mental illness
Abigail Ampofo, interim chief executive at YoungMinds, said: “These alarming figures highlight the sheer scale of the mental…
Study finds different types of crystalloid fluids are equally effective for pediatric sepsis
A major study, led by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Nemours Children’s Health, and Children’s National Hospital…
Researchers receive NIH grant to accelerate Alzheimer’s drug discovery efforts
Dr. Damian Young, investigator at Texas Children’s Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) and director of the Center…
Children in psychosis need more help — and so do their families
I am sitting in a firm recliner with a wipeable surface during a two-day hospital admission for testing…