The lawyer for a Maryland school district and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch had a wild exchange this week about a children's book amid an ongoing case brought by parents who want to be ...

Child abuse refers to harm done to a child by a parent or someone else responsible for them, such as a family member, teacher, babysitter, coach, religious leader, or friend. Federal law defines ...

Hydronephrosis is an enlargement of kidney and renal pelvis, which can be due to a wide spectrum of causes that are treatable by surgery. Parents should seek a paediatric urologist’s opinion, as some ...

Eglantyne Jebb – the woman who founded Save the Children over 100 years ago in 1919 – was one of the world’s most influential champions of children’s rights. It began when Jebb saw something she knew ...

When people ask, "Is Save the Children a good charity," we let our results, our financial statements and our nonprofit ratings speak for themselves. It is because of our commitment to children that we ...

April 14, 2025 • Measles is an extremely contagious disease. It's also extremely preventable. There's a vaccine. It's highly effective.

With record numbers of children in England now in insecure temporary housing, the commissioner warns that poor educational prospects could leave a generation of disadvantaged children "trapped" in ...

I’m a patient who is 13 years old or more: Request MyChart Access to My Record I’m a legal guardian of a patient who is 17 years or younger: Request MyChart Access to My Child’s Record MyChart has ...

When a loved one dies, parents and guardians often question whether infants and/or young children should attend the subsequent funeral, memorial, and/or burial service(s) held for the deceased, or if ...

New research into the associations between digital device use and children's well-being reveals the negative links between screen time and parent-child relationships. The research, which focused ...

The seventh cranial nerve governs the sensation and movement of all the muscles in the face. Damage to this nerve can cause an inability to move one or both sides of the face, affecting a child’s ...

Apr. 7, 2025 — A study has shown how aspects of brain function change with age, revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory ...