Antibiotics are commonly prescribed to young children to combat conditions such as ear infections and pneumonia. But the ...

Young children are prone to recurrent coughs and colds particularly in the autumn and winter months. Up to the age of six or so, infections every year are quite normal. One reason is that the ...

Whooping cough is preventable, and getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself. The DTaP and Tdap vaccines are ...

“Respiratory infections and wheeze have a significant ... because asthma is inherently difficult to diagnose in young children, mainly because objective testing is not feasible,” Kelderer ...

KARACHI: ChildLife Foundation is sounding the alarm on malaria’s growing threat to Pakistan’s children, as the disease ...

Tinea capitis, which is most often caused by Trichophyton tonsurans,is among the most common fungal infections in children. [2] Tinea capitis occurs primarily in the prepubertal age group.

Measles cases surge in the U.S., with 884 infections reported in 2025, raising alarms over declining vaccination rates and ...

Although older teens could work unlimited hours, they wouldn’t be able to get treatment for sexually transmitted infections ...

Ear infections are more common in children than adults and most common in infants and toddlers. If a young child has an ear infection, you may see the child: Pulling or tugging on the ears ...

Diagnosis of UTI is confirmed by a positive culture of an appropriate urine sample; much of the existing controversy is the result of the difficulty to obtain such a sample in young children.

Florida lawmakers do not see it this way, apparently. A pair of bills— House Bill 1505 and Senate Bill 1288 —that would ban ...

The UN's children's fund raised the alarm on Friday over the high rate of new HIV infections among young women and girls, warning they lacked access to prevention and treatment. In a report ahead ...