A wake-up call on teen sleep: Why doctors want school bells to ring later
Aug 7, 2019
Later school start times often have critics, but researchers say better sleep means better health.
Children's Health News
Exposing pregnant mice to cigarette smoke hurt newborns' heart-healing abilities
Aug 1, 2019
A study of cardiac regeneration could add to reasons why pregnant women shouldn't smoke.
With help, a boy's dreams of flight get to soar despite his heart issues
Jul 22, 2019
Envoy Air gives a lift to a Montana 8-year-old whose family is counting on a breakthrough that would put his future up in the air – which is just where he wants it.
Black children in poor areas less likely to get bystander CPR
Jul 10, 2019
A study compared rates of bystander CPR and found black children in poor neighborhoods fared worse than white children.
Air pollution means pregnant women can't breathe easy
Jul 2, 2019
Should air pollution worry pregnant women? Yes – but how much isn't clear.
Low vitamin D in babies predicts blood pressure problems for older kids
Jul 1, 2019
Children with persistently low levels of vitamin D had double the risk of elevated blood pressure between ages 3 and 18, a new study finds.
Summer heat brings special health risks for pregnant women
Jul 1, 2019
Overheating can mean health risks not only to the expectant mother but to her baby, doctors say.
Fun in the water can turn tragic in an instant, especially for children
Jun 17, 2019
Drowning is the No. 1 cause of preventable death among young children. Education, vigilance and knowing CPR can help protect them.
With summer vacation here, how much screen time is too much?
Jun 3, 2019
As new screen time guidelines suggest limits, doctors say children need movement and human interaction more than another app.
Vaping ignites legislative trend: Raising sales age for tobacco to 21
May 30, 2019
States, cities and even retailers are making the push to raise the minimum sales age for tobacco products to 21. And Congress is following their lead.