LEGO’s MRI set familiarizes children with the scanning room, reducing the need for sedation and anesthesia by nearly half.

“I think the main reason that some people get more colds than others relates to exposure,” said Dr. Dean Blumberg, the chief ...

Parents welcome a program allowing their children to recover at home under close monitoring from nurses and doctors through ...

Chronic absenteeism remains high among California students. But some parents, especially those of kindergartners, don’t want ...

Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs start circulating — especially among the ...

This year, respiratory illnesses are on the rise, and our family has added to that count more than once. Well, most of our family. You see, I’m sick in bed — because my kid has coughed, sneezed and, ...

Should you take vitamin C or zinc when you are sick with a common cold or influenza? Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains ...

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Is your kid sick? One Tennessee school district says, Suck it up. The Lawrence County School System is under fire for a strict new attendance policy that refuses to excuse students for being sick, ...

Children with chronic illnesses face extra challenges, and measuring stress through hair samples may help doctors predict which kids are at highest risk for mental health problems. Researchers studied ...