The only state law that addresses how old a child must be to stay home alone in North Carolina has to do with fire safety. The statute states that a child under the age of 8 cannot be left home alone ...

The couple, who welcomed their baby daughter Hosanna this past January, recently spoke on their podcast Stay True about ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for the elimination of nonmedical exemptions for routine childhood vaccinations, according to an updated policy statement issued July 28. “Because ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) continues to recommend, in alignment with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services continues to recommend COVID-19 vaccination for everyone ages 6 months and older, including during pregnancy, despite recent federal changes to ...

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

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

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has announced a commitment to developing and releasing maternal ...

Michigan health officials say nearly everyone should get updated COVID-19 vaccines, despite federal officials saying that may ...

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 ...

At his recent annual physical, Columnist Barth Keck received the vaccine for pneumococcal pneumonia because his age group had been added to the list of people recommended for the shot. Not much of a ...

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 ...