There is still a baby formula shortage
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to food policy reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich about the latest on the baby formula shortage in the U.S. and when caregivers might get some relief.
Children's Health
What these teen girls do — and don't — have time for might surprise and inspire you
On top of schoolwork and chores, these four Girl Up "teen advisers" sometimes give up their favorite hobbies to try and "save the world." They talk about their activism — and their role models.
'Time bomb' lead pipes will be removed. But first water utilities have to find them
Health experts warn problems with these "underground poisonous straws" can strike suddenly, and states are getting cash to replace them. But no one knows how many lines exist or where they are.
Millions of kids qualify for Medicaid. Biden funds outreach to boost enrollment
More than half of uninsured kids qualify for free coverage but don't know it. The government has released $49 million to get the word out, especially as the end of the COVID health emergency looms.
Global vaccination coverage continued to plunge in 2021, according to a new report
A report from WHO and UNICEF states that last year, 25 million children missed out on one or more "lifesaving vaccines" — for diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and yellow fever.
A pediatric neurosurgeon reflects on his intense job, and the post-Roe landscape
Jay Wellons has operated on children's brains and spinal cords. He knows the anguish of losing a patient and the exhilaration of saving a child's life. His memoir is All That Moves Us.
The FDA orders Juul to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market
The company "will finally be held accountable for creating the youth vaping epidemic," the advocacy group Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes told NPR. Juul said it plans to fight the decision.
Raising kids is 'Essential Labor.' It's also lonely, exhausting and expensive
In her book, author Angela Garbes makes the case that the work of raising children has always been undervalued and undercompensated in the U.S. Then came the pandemic, and everything got harder.
A teacher in Hawaii is rehoming surfboards and skateboards to underprivileged kids
A schoolteacher in Hawaii connected with a student through skateboarding, only to find out he couldn't afford a board of his own. She started a grassroots organization to fix that.
COVID vaccines are finally available for children under 5
COVID-19 vaccines are finally rolling out for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.