Children's Health

Retroactive eligibility for Medicaid helps provides financial protection for patients as they await approval of their applications for coverage.

Several States Roll Back 'Retroactive Medicaid,' A Buffer For The Poor

11:20am November 14, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

Retroactive payments offer protection for poor people who can be enrolled in Medicaid after becoming seriously ill. That process takes time, and the look-back provision helps guarantee coverage.

The biological effects of lifelong exposure to racism or other sorts of discrimination can be complicated, scientists say, but likely tap into the same mechanisms as other types of chronic stress.

Scientists Start To Tease Out The Subtler Ways Racism Hurts Health

10:29am November 11, 2017

by Rae Ellen Bichell

The biological effects of lifelong exposure to racism or other sorts of discrimination can be complicated, scientists say, but likely tap into the same mechanisms as other types of chronic stress.

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Kids who saw an ad for legal marijuana were more likely to report smoking it one year later, according to a Rand Corp. report.

In The Age Of Legalization, Talking To Kids About Marijuana Gets Tougher

11:32am November 10, 2017

by Anna Gorman

Now that recreational marijuana use in California and other states is legal for adults and marketers are ramping up ads, youth drug educators fear that kids may think it's safe for them to light up.

Researchers grew sheets of genetically altered skin cells in the lab and used them to treat a boy with life-threatening epidermolysis bullosa.

Genetically Altered Skin Saves A Boy Dying Of A Rare Disease

4:31pm November 08, 2017

by Richard Harris

An inherited disease called epidermolysis bullosa destroyed the 7-year-old's skin. Scientists grew new skin in the lab without the genetic flaw, and replaced 80 percent of his skin. He is thriving.

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Patients with Type-1 diabetes don't have enough healthy islets of Langerhans cells — hormone-secreting cells of the pancreas. Granules (orange in this image) inside these cells release insulin and other substances into the blood.

A Quest: Insulin-Releasing Implant For Type-1 Diabetes

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Joe Palca

People who have Type-1 diabetes would love to be free of insulin injections and pumps. Researchers in San Francisco are now testing in animals an implantable pouch of living, insulin-releasing cells.

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Sleep-deprived brain cells respond sluggishly, say researchers who recorded directly from the tired brains of people they'd kept awake for 24 hours.

Sleepless Night Leaves Some Brain Cells As Sluggish As You Feel

3:20pm November 06, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

Scientists have found an underlying reason why it's dangerous to drive when you're sleepy. Brain recordings show cells involved in perception fire more slowly in somebody who has been up all night.

UNICEF Report: 300 Million Cases Of Violence Against Children Ages 2 To 4

7:13pm November 01, 2017

by Diane Cole

A new report takes account of the harm inflicted on children, starting in infancy and going up through adolescence (a teenager is murdered every 7 minutes).

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, who helped expose the Flint water crisis, speaks during a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2016.

Flint Residents Confront Long-Term Health Issues After Lead Exposure

4:00pm October 31, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

Lead exposure is known as "a silent pediatric epidemic" that many children in Flint, Mich., will struggle with years after the water crisis is resolved, says pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha.

Interactive devices like Alexa and Google Home are becoming more common fixtures in homes these days. What kind of impact does that have on kids?

Alexa, Are You Safe For My Kids?

7:42am October 30, 2017

Talking to a device that talks back can be entertaining and educational for children. But psychologists say children can develop relationships with these devices that can be different than adults.

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Mattel Shelved Its 'Aristotle' Device For Kids Over Privacy Concerns

5:55am October 30, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

What if the devices in your home got involved in raising your kids? The toy giant Mattel planned to market such a device but pulled the project when parents and pediatricians complained.