Children's Health

Hundreds Of Positive COVID-19 Cases At D.C.'s Children's National Hospital

8:01am June 07, 2020

A visit to the Children's National Hospital in the Washington, D.C. shows how doctors are trying to keep up with testing demands for children affected by COVID-19.

A rapid-testing device is used to test patient's samples for COVID-19 at a laboratory at Children's National.

Health & Safety

Doctors Race For Answers As Kids Fight Rare Inflammatory Syndrome Tied To Coronavirus

7:52am June 07, 2020

While early research suggests the condition is rare, experts are still racing to answer even the most basic questions about the illness — such as why some children are more susceptible than others.

The artist Celos paints a mural in downtown Los Angeles on May 30, 2020 in protest against the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis.

Beyond Protests: 5 More Ways To Channel Anger Into Action To Fight Racism

7:00am June 07, 2020

by Allison Aubrey

Social justice advocates and psychologists point to a range of strategies to promote racial justice, including using your creative energy and talents. Political engagement and self-care help, too.

Routine physical exams once involved fewer gloves, masks and other safety measures. Today, doctors' offices and hospitals are taking many more precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Is It Safe Yet To Get Your Physical Or A Dental Checkup?

12:36pm June 03, 2020

by Alan Yu

Most preventive medical care that can't be handled via telehealth has taken a back seat in recent months, but that's starting to change. Here's what to ask when you schedule an in-person appointment.

Health & Safety

Mysterious Set Of Symptoms Related To The Coronavirus Is Appearing In Kids

4:22pm June 01, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is now appearing in a small number of children across the country. A few patients are treated at the Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

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Domestic Abuse Can Escalate In Pandemic And Continue Even If You Get Away

5:54am June 01, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Loosened quarantine restrictions have given some people an opportunity to flee violence at home, but cyberstalking and high unemployment have also made it harder to completely escape after moving out.

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What Happens When Your Kid Develops MIS-C, A Rare COVID-19 Complication

11:28am May 31, 2020

One family's experience with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children, or MIS-C, reveals some of the symptoms, treatments, and worries about the illness currently associated with the coronavirus.

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D.C. Hospital Trying To Understand Rare COVID-19 Complications In Children

11:13am May 31, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro visits the ward at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC where young patients are suffering from multisystem inflammatory syndrome linked to Covid-19.

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Denise and Richard Victor of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., have been missing their grandkids, whom they haven't seen since February. Before the pandemic, they had regular visits with grandsons (from left) Daren Cosola, Stirling Victor, Davis Victor and Lucas C

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Too Little Or Too Much Time With The Kids? Grandparenting Is Tough In A Pandemic

5:00am May 25, 2020

by JoNel Aleccia

Even as social restrictions ease in some spots, older adults remain extra-vulnerable to COVID-19. That means many families are facing hard choices — whether to hunker down together or apart.

Pediatrician Discusses Pandemic's Effects On Middle Schoolers

5:19pm May 24, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with pediatrician Cara Natterson about how the coronavirus pandemic — and our response to it — is affecting kids in a key developmental age group: middle school.

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