Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain ...

Some parents worry that a rash is a sign of chickenpox or measles. But the chickenpox rash usually spreads from the torso ...

In their zeal to "Make America Healthy Again," top Trump administration officials depict patients and the doctors who treat ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released new guidance stating that the genetic disorders Trisomy 13 and 18 are not ...

The decision to recommend vaccines, the Michigan department says, is in alignment with the American Academy of Pediatrics and ...

A new survey reveals a 65% increase in the number of Florida teens gaining access to handguns over the past 20 years.

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Acute necrotizing encephalopathy is deadly in more than a quarter of kids diagnosed with the inflammatory brain disease.

Packing light is crucial to avoiding backpack injury. Using a locker at school, leaving unnecessary items at home, and ...

As a pediatrician in Pittsburgh and secretary/treasurer of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, I’m deeply concerned about the impact of methane emissions on children’s ...

When updated food allergy prevention guidelines were directly provided to families, they led to earlier allergen introduction ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics lit the fuse in 2023. Their recommendation to use GLP-1 weight-loss drugs in children and adolescents wasn’t just a nod to pharmaceutical innovation — it was a ...