After child flu deaths broke a record last winter, the CDC dropped its universal flu shot recommendation for kids. Here's ...

In the middle of peak respiratory virus season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a major ...

Research by Stanford scholars shows that access to public preschool improves diagnosis rates and support for developmental ...

You may want to check on your older teens, as many miss annual checkups on the way to adulthood, a new study found.

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sara Ritchie about how to care for your child’s cold and cough. Dr. Ritchie is an ...

Public health and school officials say after covid, parents have been more likely to skip the school bus at the first sign of ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped its advice that kids get an annual flu shot at a time when flu cases and hospitalizations are surging.

One of the first times I met Dr. Rebecca Bosomworth, I had been sitting in her office trying to nurse a 4-day-old newborn who had screamed for what seemed like the entire time we were there. I’d been ...

Dr. Rebecca Bosomworth was photographed with her cat Dennis in her office at her home in Lexington. Karla Ward [email protected] One of the first times I met Dr. Rebecca Bosomworth, I had been ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) just checked several big boxes at once, with upbeat pediatric data for CASGEVY, fresh momentum in its kidney disease program, and a wave of investor interest following ...

Guiding parents to have pretend play and read aloud with their babies increased parental support of their children's cognitive development and academic skills by the time they turned six—especially ...