Doctors might be able to predict a newborn's long-term health outlook, by analyzing their umbilical cord blood, a new study ...

"They are absolutely preventable deaths," said Dr. Eric Fleegler, a pediatrician in the emergency room at Mass General ...

A pediatric brain tumor biobank allows hospitals to collect, store, and study tumor tissue, providing a critical foundation ...

A recent study has found that cannabidiol (CBD), a compound found in cannabis, may help reduce anxiety and improve social ...

New studies show that eating certain foods while pregnant can lower your baby’s risk of food allergies before they are born.

The data from more than 56 million pregnancies was reviewed to examine links between elevated glucose levels and mental ...

Administering antibiotics within the first two years of life may significantly increase a child’s risk of becoming overweight ...

Bad habits like smoking, heavy drinking and skipping exercise can start to impact a person's health as early as their mid-30s ...

Robert Kennedy can't be bothered to hide his thorough contempt for science. "By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic," the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS ...

Other doctors say the decision to go into the clinic with an active measles infection put children, their parents and their ...

Augusta University professor's research will focus on providing free or low-cost after-school care for children with cardiovascular risk factors.