Children who were vaccinated against Covid-19 last season had a “substantially lower risk” of emergency department and urgent care visits related to the virus, according to a report published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The vaccines were found to decrease the risk of needing medical care in the first six months after vaccination by 76 percent in children under 4, and by 56 percent in children 5 to 17.

As temperatures rise around the globe, researchers are scrambling to study the impacts on human health. They've linked extreme heat to increased risk of heart attacks, anxiety, depression and premature birth, says Cuartas. "But there was nothing about early childhood development."

Research shows that AI chatbots like Character AI can be harmful to children. Here's what Sharyn Alfonsi learned when she talked with a chatbot modeled after herself.

Babies and young children are sponges that soak in practically everything in their environments. It’s true! Even during story time, their minds are at work, taking in all the language they hear and lessons the characters learn. Reading to your child ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes behavioral disorders as involving “a pattern of disruptive behaviors in children that last for at least 6 months and cause problems in school, at home, and in social situations”. This is ...

Nearly 130,000 migrant children entered the U.S. government's shelter system in fiscal year 2022, an all-time high driven by record arrivals of unaccompanied minors along the southern border, according to internal federal figures obtained by CBS News.

Your choices as a parent begin before your child is even born. From what to feed them to how to discipline, parenting seems to be one choice after another. The choices you make regarding your child’s health will affect them throughout their life.

Researchers have been looking at how children from single-parent and two-parent families fare in life. So what did they find? Family life is more richly varied than ever before. A growing proportion of parents in the UK choose to live together, rather than ...

Caregiver divorce or separation can affect a child’s mental health, academic performance, and daily routine. However, parents and caregivers can take steps to reduce this impact and help their children through the change. Divorce can lead to feelings of ...

Within the United States, education is commonly regarded as an equalizer to opportunity and upward mobility. In reality, there are countless impediments in the system that exclude low-income children from reaping the full benefits of education long before ...

The US Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether deaths “across multiple age groups” have been related to Covid-19 vaccines, a spokesperson said Tuesday, weeks after a senior agency official claimed — without offering evidence – that Covid-19 vaccinations resulted in the deaths of 10 children.