Dr. Ashwini Nadkarni talks about tips both students and parents can use to help manage stress around the back-to-school time.

Last week, the group offered its own recommendations for kids ... doctors and researchers who have repeatedly questioned the safety of commonly used vaccines and ingredients. The panel is expected to ...

Doctors are seeing an increase in hand, foot and mouth disease among kids in western Pennsylvania, but there are ways to prevent it from infecting your family. Hand, foot and mouth disease is ...

The best prevention is simple: frequent handwashing, hand sanitizer and avoiding touching the face. Hearing problems can be overlooked as behavioral issues. Families should keep health supplies ...

On Friday, Alaska's medical board approved draft language for changes to state regulations that would consider any medical or surgical intervention to “treat gender dysphoria or facilitate gender ...

Taylorsville • A first-in-the-state behavioral health center for children will soon open in Salt Lake County, providing sorely needed round-the-clock crisis care and in-patient treatment beds. The ...

As students head back to school across Greater Cincinnati, public health officials are reminding parents to make sure their kids are up to date on their immunizations. The joint announcement from ...

The number of cannabis-related reports to poison control centers across the U.S. has risen greatly since 2009, according to new reporting from The New York Times. The paper also found a rise in cases ...

As students head back to school, a checkup on which vaccines are needed is usually on the list. WTOP looks into which ones are especially important this year. “Vaccines are victims of their own ...

Idaho's new law ends Healthy Connections funding for Medicaid care in 2026. Pediatric clinics may limit or stop accepting Medicaid patients due to lost financial support. Managed-care transition won't ...

Idaho providers warn that a new state law meant to overhaul the way the state manages care for Medicaid patients risks stripping away primary care access for those patients — many of whom are children ...

WHEN Gabrielle Lyon, DO, was 5 years old, her father would take her on 10-mile bike rides. Physical activity wasn't a question, she says—it was part of her day-to-day life from a very young age. As a ...