A Nebraska freshman whose muscle disorder threatened her dream to be in her high school marching band has now seen…
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7-year-old who choked on school lunch declared brain-dead
A 7-year-old Brooklyn girl has been declared brain-dead after choking on her public-school lunch — and her family blames staffers…
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Seattle Children’s suburban clinic warns of infection risk
A suburban clinic of Seattle Children’s Hospital is warning patients they could have been exposed to infection by improperly cleaned…
Read MoreTeens’ e-cigarette use linked with later smoking
A study at 10 Los Angeles high schools links e-cigarettes with later tobacco use. University of Southern California researchers found…
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Food ads during children’s TV don’t meet proposed guidelines
On network and cable TV, during shows aimed at kids under age 12, the vast majority of commercials are for…
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Toddlers’ sleep problems tied to behavior issues later
In a long-term study, toddlers who slept less than 10 hours a night or woke frequently at night tended to…
Read More3 changes to children’s vaccine recommendations announced
The nation’s largest pediatrician group today released its new schedule of recommended childhood vaccinations. It made three major changes to…
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Deadly Dangers on the Playing Field
Some studies suggest that sudden cardiac death (SCD) in sports, while tragic, is a very rare event, but the reality…
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Teen football player with one arm wows coach, inspires teammates
A teenager from Orlando, Fla., who has an underdeveloped right arm and is missing two fingers on his left hand,…
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Pneumonia bug evolves to evade vaccine, study says
Bugs that cause childhood pneumonia and meningitis have evolved to evade vaccines by swapping bits of their genome with other…
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