Children whose parents received a reminder notification that their child was due for vaccination against human papillomavirus were 56% more likely to get the potentially life-saving […]

TOPLINE: Among children with urine drug screens that are positive for cannabinoids, confirmatory testing based on liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS) may be negative despite detectable concentrations […]

The 2024 childhood and adolescent immunization schedule has been released and includes new recommendations for respiratory syncytial virus, mpox, COVID-19, influenza, pentavalent meningococcal, 20-valent pneumococcal, and […]

PARIS — Will the traditional newborn screening program developed 60 years ago by Dr Robert Guthrie soon be superseded by genome screening at birth? Routine sampling […]

Fecal transplants are safe and effective treatments for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections in children, according to a clinical report released Monday by the American Academy of […]

The cancer death rate for children and young people up to age 19 went down 24% from 2001 to 2021, the CDC reported. The death rate went […]

WASHINGTON – Black children had 2.5 greater odds than White children of dying from sepsis in the hospital, despite no significantly different rates of clinical interventions, according to […]

The CDC said 3% of children starting kindergarten in the 2022-2023 school year received an exemption from one of the four key vaccines — the highest […]

Is marching band a sport? Believe it or not, band members get injuries similar to those in other sports, mainly to knees and ankles, as shown […]