It’s an all-too-familiar scenario for many parents: Your preschooler starts to act up just as the phone rings or you start dinner. Maybe you hand…
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The updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters are now approved for use in children as young as 6 months of age, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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A high number of preteens and teens in the United States have viewed pornography and many have also sent or received nude or seminude photos…
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Researchers have discovered a link between access to welfare payments and foster care. As many as 29,000 fewer children may have entered the foster care…
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American kids are drinking to excess less and abusing marijuana more, a new study finds. Marijuana abuse among 6- to 18-year-olds has increased 245% since…
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Money may not buy happiness, but it might give low-income obese people an extra incentive to lose weight, a new study suggests. The study, of…
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Young girls tend to babble their way to bigger vocabularies earlier than boys, and researchers now think they might know why. It has nothing to…
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Getting toys for some of the tots in your life this holiday season? Experts at Penn State Health offer tips on making safe choices. Each…
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An early surge in cold and flu cases has created shortages in key antiviral and antibiotic drugs needed for the annual “sick season,” pharmacists report.…
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Americans are eating more whole grains than ever before — but it’s still not enough. Moreover, not everyone agrees on what whole grains actually are,…
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Millions of Americans will enjoy a hot, nutritious Thanksgiving meal thanks to their local food pantry, often staffed by volunteers. Now, new research spotlights just…
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It’s a common dilemma when your child seems sick: Do you call the doctor, make a trip to urgent care or head straight to the…
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