Pediatrics

Surprising new long COVID symptoms show up in kids and teens

Surprising new long COVID symptoms show up in kids and teens

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Rachel Carter

COVID-19 stole her childhood and now she lives in constant pain When Rose Lehane Tureen, 13, got sick at the start of ...

Kids up to date on school immunizations? What to know for 2024-25.

Kids up to date on school immunizations? What to know for 2024-25.

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Rachel Carter

Vaccines Have Saved a Staggering 154 Million Lives in The Last 50 Years Vaccination has saved 154 million lives since 1974 when ...

Youth caregivers are on the rise, but recognition and support aren’t.

Youth caregivers are on the rise, but recognition and support aren’t.

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Rachel Carter

Here and now: Help for caregivers For seven years, Pat Bailey and her siblings were caregivers during their mother’s Alzheimer’s battle. Fox ...

Detroit child with measles exposed others at 3 locations: What to know

Detroit child with measles exposed others at 3 locations: What to know

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Rachel Carter

A 4-year-old from Detroit has a confirmed case of the measles, and potentially exposed others while seeking treatment for the highly infectious ...

Study shows differences in kids’ brains who have the disorder

Study shows differences in kids’ brains who have the disorder

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Rachel Carter

Children with ADHD have notably different brain functioning when they’re resting than children who don’t have the neurological disorder, according to a ...

Melatonin is sending kids to the ER: CDC warns

Melatonin is sending kids to the ER: CDC warns

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Rachel Carter

Nearly 11,000 U.S. children recently visited an emergency room after ingesting melatonin they took without supervision, according to a new federal report. ...

Cases spread as state defies CDC guidance

Cases spread as state defies CDC guidance

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Rachel Carter

Two Florida children have contracted measles after the state’s top health official defied federal guidance to contain an outbreak at an elementary ...

Oakland County child with measles traveled internationally

Oakland County child with measles traveled internationally

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Rachel Carter

An Oakland County child has the first confirmed case of measles in Michigan since 2019, the state health department announced Friday. The ...

Oakland County child with measles traveled internationally

Possible measles case in Clermont County, health officials report

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Rachel Carter

The potential case follows the state’s first confirmed cases of measles and mumps  Clermont County Public Health is investigating a possible case ...

Incorrect RSV shots given to 128 pregnant women and 25 babies, CDC says

Incorrect RSV shots given to 128 pregnant women and 25 babies, CDC says

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Rachel Carter

What is RSV? Here’s what we know about RSV vaccines and drugs. What to know about new drugs and vaccines coming for ...