Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched an unprecedented review of ...

With hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD, spreading through certain parts of the country, there are certain symptoms to look for and ways to treat the illness.

New research reveals that contrary toconventional belief, primary glomerular diseases are not necessarily benign for children ...

Rare genetic diseases are challenging for patients and their families—made all the more overwhelming because symptoms tend to appear soon after birth. To date, there haven’t been many reliable ...

A study of over 1,700 childhood cancer survivors found that 98% of the participants had at least one chronic disease such as new cancers, heart disease or abnormal lung function. The research, ...

Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 ...

New research reveals that contrary to conventional belief, primary glomerular diseases are not necessarily benign for ...

Childhood interstitial lung disease (chILD) comprises a heterogeneous group of rare, chronic pulmonary disorders that affect the lung parenchyma. These conditions are characterised by complex ...

Back in 2002, Philip Landrigan and a team of other researchers at Mount Sinai Medical School estimated the annual cost of four childhood conditions — lead poisoning, cancer, developmental disabilities ...

Until recently, even the most advanced gene therapies could only be given after a child was born—often racing against time to prevent irreversible damage. In the first part of this series, we explored ...

Iain Cheeseman and colleagues reveal the underappreciated role of single genes producing multiple proteins in atypical ...

In the time before widespread vaccination, death often came early. Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health problems ...