Parenting Advice From Uncle Sam
Nervous mothers and dads once had only family and friends to turn to for advice on kids. Then, in 1912, the U.S. government created an agency devoted to children, and queries from moms poured in.
Children's Health
Why It's So Hard To Wipe Out Polio In Pakistan
A report from the front lines. Obstacles range from violence aimed at vaccinators to social media campaigns against vaccines. Not to mention classism.
For Troubled Kids, Some Schools Take Time Out For Group Therapy
A growing number of schools are offering training for emotional and social skills that can benefit kids in school and throughout their life.
If You're Not Sure What Red Nose Day Is, You're Not Alone
It's been around in the U.S. for 3 years. It involves the selling of red noses to fight children's poverty. And it's definitely not a joke.
California's Message To Hospitals: Shape Up Or Lose 'In-Network' Status
Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange, will exclude hospitals from insurance networks if they don't reduce their numbers of C-sections, back scans and opioid prescriptions.
Routine DNA Screening Moves Into Primary Care
The Pennsylvania-based health care chain Geisinger Health System plans to soon offer DNA sequencing as part of routine care for all patients. Is there a downside?
Is Sleeping With Your Baby As Dangerous As Doctors Say?
Many doctors in the U.S. say the practice puts an infant at risk of sleep-related death. A close look at the research reveals a different picture.
June Ballot Measure Would Ban All Flavored Tobacco Products In San Francisco
City supervisors tried to ban menthol cigarettes and vape flavors in 2017, but tobacco purveyors funded a drive to put the measure to voters instead. Now dueling ads vie for hearts and minds.
As '13 Reasons Why' Returns, Schools Try To Help Students Who Are Thinking Of Suicide
About 1 in 5 teens may have contemplated suicide. But new research suggests that schools as a whole can make a difference.
Kids Are Taking Fewer Antibiotics, More ADHD Meds
Doctors are prescribing fewer drugs to children, especially antibiotics. But use of certain drugs, including ADHD medications, has increased.