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For Pregnant Women and Their Newborns, COVID Vaccine Offers Better Protection Than Prior Infection
For Toddlers, More Time Watching Screens Mean Less Time Reading
Forget Grandma: Today's Parents Turn to Social Media for Advice, Poll Finds
Forget the 'Lazy Stoner': Marijuana Users Don't Exercise Any Less
Fractured Skulls, Broken Bones: Bike Injuries Still Common for Kids
Frail, But Living at Home: Program Helps Elderly Stay Strong
Frequent Social Media Checks May Affect Young Brains
Frustrations Mount for U.S. Seniors Seeking Access to COVID Vaccines
Future of 'Artificial Wombs' for Human Preemies to Be Weighed by FDA Advisors
Gear Up (Helmets Included) for a Safe Bike Season
Gene Therapy May Reverse Hurler Syndrome, a Rare and Severe Illness in Kids
Gene-Based Embryo Selection: Are 'Designer Babies' on the Horizon?
Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome
Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy
Get Active: Study Finds Most Forms of Exercise Are Very Safe
Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain
Get in the Swim: Summer Pool Safety Tips
Get Moving While Dinner’s Cooking
Get Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors' Odds of Early Death
Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain
Getting Back Into Running After Lockdowns? Here's How to Do It Safely
Getting Back to Sports After Recovering from COVID-19
Getting Healthy After Heart Attack Could Add Over 7 Years to Life
Getting Kids Out in Nature Boosts Lung Health, Study Finds
Getting Really Active Just 5 Minutes a Day Lowers Your Cancer Risk
Getting the COVID Vaccine? A Good Night's Sleep Will Help
Getting Young Athletes Ready for a New School Year
Getting Your Child Ready for Spring Sports
Getting Your First COVID Shot Can Boost Mental Health: Study
Give Your Family the Gift of Regular Exercise
Got a Vaccine-Skeptical Relative? Here's How to Talk to Them
Got Sciatica? Stay Active and Start Early on Physical Therapy
Got the 'Winter Blues'? Exercise Can Help
Got Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Stop Being Cautious, Experts Say
Grandmother's Brain In Sync With Her Grandkids': Study
Growing Up Poor May Rewire a Child's Brain: Study
Growing Up With Lead in Drinking Water May Dull Brain in Old Age
Gym Closed? You Don't Need Exercise Equipment to Stay Fit, Study Shows
Had COVID? Getting Vaccinated Strengthens Your Antibodies to New Variants
Half of Moms of Children With Autism Have Depression
Half of U.S. Parents of Teens Got Their Child Vaccinated, But Uptake Slows
Happy, Loved Teens Become Heart-Healthier as Adults
'Harsh' Parenting Can Bring Mental Health Harms to Kids: Study
Hate Long Workouts? 'Activity Snacks' May Work for You
Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine
Health Care Workers More Likely to Catch COVID at Home, Not Workplace
Healthier School Meals Program Led to Less Overweight Kids: Study
Healthy Living Boosts Life Span, Even for Former Smokers
Healthy Living Can Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer's
Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk
Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years
Heart Attack More Likely to Kill Instantly in People Who Don't Exercise
Heart Disease Often Comes in Pairs, Spouse Study Shows
Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
Heated Yoga Might Be a Natural Antidepressant
Hepatitis B Shots Advised for All U.S. Adults Under 60
Here's 8 Habits That Could Lengthen Your Life
Here's How to Make Summer Sports Camp a Safe Adventure for Your Kid
High Curiosity in Infancy Carries Through to Toddler Years
High School Football Doesn't Affect Brain in Middle Age, Study Says
Holidays Are Peak Time for Heart Attack: Protect Yourself
Hot, Hot, Hot! Exercise Safely in Summer
How Divorce Harms Kids, and How to Lessen That Harm
How Does Exercise Guard Against Dementia? Study Reveals Clues
How Immune System Fights COVID-19 May Be Key to Vaccine Success
How Many Days Do COVID Antibodies Stick Around?
How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?
How Secure Is Your Health or Fitness App?
How the Delta Variant Is Changing the U.S. Forecast for COVID-19
How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery
How to Stay Safe From Falls, Freezing This Winter
How Worried Should the World Be About Bird Flu in Humans?
How Your Kid's Education Could Make You Healthier
How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep
HPV Vaccination When Young Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk by 87%
HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women
Hundreds of U.S. Kids Drown Every Year — Learn How to Protect Yours
If a Child's Grades Falter, Consider Hearing Loss
If You Already Had COVID, Do You Need the COVID Vaccine?
If You've Had COVID, One Vaccine Jab Will Do: Study
Immune System May 'Remember' Infections From Previous Coronaviruses
Immune System T-Cells Can Still Fight COVID Variants, But for How Long?
In a First, COVID Vaccine Is Added to Adult Immunization Schedule
In Cancer Patients, COVID Vaccine Immunity at 6 Months Is Similar to General Population
In Girls as Young as 7, Weight May Predict Odds for Eating Disorder
In Survey, Half of U.S. Parents Believe Social Media Is Harming Their Kids
'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids
Inhaled COVID Vaccine Shows Promise in Animal Trials
Injuries From Bikes, Guns Rose During Lockdowns
Instagram Influencers Making Guys More Body-Conscious
Intense Workouts Right Before Bed Could Cost You Sleep
Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital
Intervening in Infancy Might Help Prevent Some Cases of Autism: Study
Is a Combo COVID/Flu Shot on the Way?
Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?
Is Empathy Born in Mom's First Hugs?
Is Exercise Getting Tougher for You? Long COVID Might Be to Blame
Is Insulin Resistance a Recipe for Depression?
Is the Mumps Vaccine Becoming Less Effective?
Is the Pandemic Affecting Newborns' Brains?
Is the War Against COVID Variants Won in the Nose?
Is There a Better Therapy for Hospitalized Anorexia Patients?
Is Your 18-Year-Old Really 'Mature'? New Brain Study Has Answers
Is Your Child Lagging in Reading Skills? An Expert Offers Tips
Is Your Teen Unmotivated at School? That Might Change
It's Tough to Change the Minds of 'Vaccine-Hesitant' Parents, Study Finds
I've Already Had COVID-19, Do I Need the Vaccine?
Jog on: Exercise Won't Raise Your Odds for Arthritic Knees
Just 2 Kids Worldwide Are Known to Have This Rare Genetic Disease. Their Parents United for a Cure
Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors
Just Starting Exercise in Your 60s? It'll Still Do a World of Good
Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay With Healthy Lifestyle
Keep Your Kids Safe From COVID While Playing Sports
Keep Your Kids Safe in the Water. Here's How
Keeping Kids Slim, Fit During Lockdown Isn't Easy: Here Are Some Tips
Key to Good Sleep for Toddlers Starts in Infancy
Key to Post-Stroke Recovery: Exercise
Kids Born After Elective Induced Labor Performed Worse in School: Study
Kids Born by C-Section May Have Weaker Response to Vaccines
Kids Born Premature Lag in Elementary School, But Most Catch Up Later
Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk
Kids Conceived Via IVF Have No Higher Risk of Heart Issues
Kids Happier, Healthier Away From All Those Screens: Study
Kids' Robust Immune Systems May Shield Them From COVID-19: Study
Kids Who Got Flu Shot Had Milder COVID Symptoms: Study
Kids Who Read for Pleasure Grow Into Better-Adjusted Teens: Study
Kids Who Witness Domestic Violence May Suffer Mentally for Decades
Kids Whose Moms Took HIV Meds While Pregnant May Be at Higher Risk for Developmental Delays
Kids With Autism Have Unique Gut 'Microbiomes'
Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
Kids With Nonverbal Autism May Still Understand Much Spoken Language
Know Your Boundaries: Tips to Teach Kids About Body Safety
Knowing Someone Who's Been Ill or Died of COVID Pushes Folks to Get Vaccine: Study
Knowing Your A-Fib Triggers Could Help You Avoid It: Study
Lack of Women Researchers Could Mean Fewer Female Study Participants
Lasting Spikes in Blood Pressure While Exercising Could Be Unhealthy Sign
Lead Exposure Harms Kids in Many Ways
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today
Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
Let Babies Eat Eggs to Avoid Egg Allergy Later: Study
Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal
Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia
Lonely Childhoods Make Adult Drinking Problems More Likely
Long COVID Can Make It Tougher to Exercise, and Research Is Revealing Why
Long, Regular Sleep Key to Kindergarten Success
Longer Breastfeeding in Infancy, Better School Grades for Kids?
Long-Lasting Immunity Seems to Follow Serious COVID Cases
Look Out for the Early Signs of Autism
Lost Weight? One Factor Can Keep It From Returning
Loving, Supportive Daycare Tied to Better Grades Years Later
Low Risk of Mom Passing COVID to Newborn
Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Higher Odds for Severe COVID
Low-Fiber Diet During Pregnancy May Harm Baby's Brain
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
Major Head Trauma May Up Risks for Dementia
Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Get COVID Vaccine
Mandates, Not Recommendations, Work Best to Get Folks Vaccinated: Study
Many Americans Take Meds That Weaken COVID Vaccine Response
Many Kids Aren't Wearing Helmets While Sledding, Poll Finds
Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes
Many Parents Worry About Social Media's Impact on Kids' Body Image: Poll
Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen
Many U.S. Parents Avoid Vaccine Talks With Child's Doctor
Marijuana Can Affect Fetal Development, Even If Used Early in Pregnancy
Masks at the Gym: Uncomfortable But Not Unsafe, Study Finds
Masks Don't Mask Others' Emotions for Kids
Mastering the Violin Won't Help Your Child Master Math: Study
Measuring Up: Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Height
Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Mental Health of America's Children Only Getting Worse
Migraines? Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb Attacks
Mindfulness Approach Helps Ease the Stress of Parenting a Child With Autism
Misjudging Thin Ice Can Be Fatal, Check First
Mix n' Match COVID Vaccine Strategy Works Well: Study
Moderna COVID Vaccine Can Sometimes Trigger Delayed Skin Reactions
Moderna COVID Vaccine Offers Protection for at Least 6 Months: Study
Moderna Says Its Booster Protects Well Against Omicron
Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later
Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids
Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs
Mom's Exposure to Dirty Air in Pregnancy Could Harm a Toddler's Development
Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years
More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
More Evidence COVID Vaccine Offers Good Protection for Most Cancer Patients
More Evidence Fitness Trackers Can Boost Your Health
More Evidence Spanking Kids Doesn't Work, Can Cause Harm
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More 'Green Time,' Less Screen Time Boosts Kids' Mental Health
More Kids With Autism May Be Doing Well Than Thought
More Screen Time for Babies Could Slow Development
More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Athletes With Genetic Heart Ailment Can Return to Play
Most Day Care Programs Don't Give Kids Enough Exercise
Most IVF Babies Grow Up to Be Mentally Healthy Adults, Study Shows
Most Older Adults Plan to Travel Soon, With Precautions: Poll
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll
Most Transgender Children Stick With Gender Identity 5 Years Later: Study
Mountain Biking May Not Be as Risky as You Think
Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study
Nap at Preschool May Boost Tots' Learning
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. Children Has a Developmental Disability: CDC
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated
Nearly 10% of Younger Kids Have Gotten First COVID Vaccine Dose
Nearly 4 in 10 Toddlers Diagnosed With Autism No Longer Have It by Age 6
Nearly 900,000 U.S. Kids Under 12 Have Gotten Their First COVID Shot
Nearly All Americans Who Got First COVID Shot Are Are Getting Their Second
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neurodevelopmental Issues Double in Babies Exposed to COVID in Womb: Study
New Clues to How Inflammation in Young Children’s Brains Might Spur Autism
New Clues to Treating a Disease That Prevents Children From Swallowing, Eating
New Coronavirus Variant Out of Brazil Now in 5 U.S. States
New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs
New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test
New Study Examines Sexuality of People With Autism
New Tricks to Turn Your Fussy Eater Around
New Year's Resolution? Here's How to Make it Stick
New Year's Resolutions: What's the Best Way to Make — and Keep — Them?
Newborns' 'Random' Body Movements Are Helping Them Learn
NIH Halts Trial of Convalescent Plasma for Mild COVID-19
NIH Starts Trial Looking at Rare Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccines
No Gym Required: How Seniors Can Exercise During Lockdown
No Health Issues for Babies Born to Women Who Had COVID in Pregnancy
No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children
No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working
No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development
'Non-Drug' Approaches Can Fight Depression in People With Dementia
Not All Kids With Autism Will Benefit From Therapy Dogs
Not the Flu: COVID Death Risk Is 3.5 Times That of Influenza
Nowhere Safe to Play: 'Play Deserts' Keep Kids from Fun Physical Activity
Obesity a Key Factor When Kids Develop Sleep Apnea
Obesity Could Raise Odds for 'Long-Haul' COVID Symptoms
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Omicron Cases Pass U.S. Peak Seen With Delta, But With Fewer Hospitalizations
Omicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine But Causes Less Severe Disease: Study
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
One Attitude Keeps Many From COVID Vaccine, Study Shows
One Dose of Pfizer Vaccine May Be Enough for Folks Who've Had COVID
One Dose to Many, Or Two Doses to Fewer? Experts Explain U.S. Vaccine Rollout
One Form of Fertility Treatment May Raise Long-Term Cancer Risk in Offspring
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
One Key to Good Sleep for Teens: No Social Media at Bedtime
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
Outdoor Swimming Pools Not a COVID-19 Risk: Expert
Over 40? Just 20 Minutes of Daily Exercise Can Keep You Out of the Hospital
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Overweight With Arthritic Knees? You Might Want to Avoid Tennis
Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms
Pandemic Can Overwhelm Those With Autism
Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Didn't Lower Parents' Trust in Childhood Vaccines
Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD
Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport
Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide
Pandemic Has Greatly Diminished Services for Kids, Adults With Autism
Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk
Pandemic Lockdowns May Have Slowed Babies' Communication Skills
Pandemic Lockdowns, Closures Tough on People With Disabilities
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
Pandemic Means Many Kids Didn't Get Lifesaving Swim Lessons
Pandemic Stress Keeps Many From Exercising
Pandemic to Endemic: Is a New Normal Near?
Parents' Age Key to Whether Kids Get Vaccinated Against COVID, Study Finds
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic
Parents, Don't Worry if Baby's Sleep Is Erratic
Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
Pediatricians' Group Warns Against Keto Diet for Kids With Diabetes
Pediatricians Offer Advice on Keeping Trick-or-Treaters Safe
Pentagon Says Troops Must Start Lining Up Now for COVID Shots
People Mount Strong Immune Responses to Coronavirus, Boding Well for a Vaccine
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
Pets Could Help Prevent Food Allergies in Kids
PFAS Chemicals Tied to Later Puberty in Girls
Pfizer Shot May Help Fight COVID Variants in People Previously Infected
Pfizer Vaccine Disappoints in Kids Ages 2 to 5
Pfizer Vaccine Is 90% Effective 3 Weeks After First Shot, Early Study Shows
Pfizer/Moderna Vaccine Protection: 64% at First Dose, 94% at Second
Pharmacy Chains Ready to Supply COVID-19 Vaccines to Americans
Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
Pills, Exercise, Dieting: What Works Best to Lose Weight?
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poll Reveals Who's Most Vaccine-Hesitant in America and Why
Poll Shows Parents Torn When Teens Enter the Workforce
Post-Stroke Rehab: There's a Sweet Spot in the Timing
Post-Workout Sauna Might Boost Your Health Even More
Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study
Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids
Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
Pregnant Women Show No Worse Symptoms After COVID Vaccines
Premature Birth Tied to Higher Risk for ADHD
Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy
Pressed for Time? HIIT It
Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades
Preventing Alzheimer's
Prior COVID Infection Brings Strong, Long-Lasting Immunity: Study
Prior COVID Infection May Shield You From Another for at Least 10 Months
Prior COVID Won't Shield Kids From Omicron, But Vaccine Might
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Psychologists' Group Issues First Guidelines on Teens' Use of Social Media
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Rare 'Breakthrough' COVID Infections in Vaccinated Are Milder: Study
Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter
Reading With Your Toddler? Books May Beat Screens
Real-World Data Confirms Pfizer Vaccine Safe for Kids Ages 5-11
Real-World Study Shows Power of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines to Prevent COVID
Re-focusing on Getting Fit? Heart Experts Offer These Tips
Regular Exercise Can Help Shield You From Severe COVID
Regular Weightlifting Could Lengthen Your Life
Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally
Report Finds World Ill-Prepared for Next Pandemic
Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
Running vs. Meds: Which Works Best to Beat Depression?
Running Without Risk During the Pandemic
School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep
Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms
Secret Weapon: Why the 2nd Dose of Pfizer Vaccine Is So Crucial
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Seizures After Vaccination Don't Affect Kids' Development: Study
Severe Obesity Could Mean Faster Decline of Immunity From COVID Shot
Sex of Fetus May Matter When COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Short Brisk Walk Each Day Could Cut Your Odds of Early Death
Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?
Simple Steps Toward Living a Healthier, More Active Life
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Six Months Later, Most Wuhan COVID Survivors Still Have Health Issues
Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies
Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds
Snuggling With Dad: Fathers' Contact Can Help Preemies Thrive
Social Media Is Parents' Top Concern as Kids Head Back to School: Poll
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Republicans Calling for 'Natural Immunity' Exception to COVID Vaccines
Some Schools Respond to Child Obesity by Focusing on Water
Spanish Spoken at Home? It Won't Slow Youngsters Learning English: Study
Spending on Kids' Mental Health Keeps Rising
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships
Sports After Lockdown: Take It Slow
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
'Stairs Test' Quickly Measures Your Heart Health
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
State Spending on Poverty Really Pays Off for Kids: Study
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
Step Up to a New School Year: Tips for Buying Shoes for Your Kids
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Study Bolsters Effectiveness of 'Guided Play' for Learning
Study Confirms It: Kids Keep Harried Moms From Exercise
Study Gives Hope for 'Dream' Vaccine Against All COVID Variants
Study Offers Best Evidence Yet That Intervening Early Helps Curb Autism
Study Shows Young COVID Survivors Can Get Reinfected
Study Spots Key Factor in Kids' Friendships
Summer Drowning Deaths Can Happen Quickly: Know the Facts
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Summer Safety Tips for the Great Outdoors
Summer Swim? Watch Out for 'Swimmer's Ear'
Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums
Survey Finds U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Tai Chi Might Help Seniors Counter Mild Cognitive Decline
Take a Walk to Cut Diabetes Risk
Talking to Your Toddler Could Bring Real Benefits to Their Brain
Talks With Doctors May Be Key to Vaccine Acceptance: Study
Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens: You Got Your COVID Vaccine, What Now?
Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
The More Words Your Preschooler Knows, the Better They Do in Class
The Side Effects of ‘Andro,’ The Banned Supplement Androstenedione
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
There Are Many Good Reasons for Kids to Get the COVID Vaccine
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Women's Heart Health
There's a Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables
Third Vaccine Dose Can Help Shield Transplant Patients From COVID
Three New Studies Suggest Omicron Triggers Milder Illness Than Delta
Three-Fifths of World's People May Have Been Exposed to COVID
Tight Blood Sugar Control Boosts Brain Power of Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: Study
Time Spent in Day Care Won't Harm Child's Development
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips to Food-Fueling Your Active Vegan Child
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Tips to Staying Cool in Extreme Heat
Toddlers' Attention to 'Motherese' Could Give Clues to Autism
Toddlers Nap a Lot - and Then They Don't. New Research Uncovers Why
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Too Few Kids Are Getting Regular Eye Tests, and Insurance Is Key
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Much Sitting May Be Bad for Your Mental Health
Too Much Time Online Might Raise Kids' Odds for Mental Health Woes: Study
Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
Top Federal Health Officials Ask White House to Scale Back on COVID Boosters
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Treating Teachers' Depression Could Boost Young Students' Grades: Study
Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease
Troubled Childhood Could Mean a Troubled Old Age, Study Finds
Try These 3 Tips to Lose Those Pandemic Pounds
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
Two-Thirds of Parents of Kids Ages 5-11 Plan to Get Them Vaccinated Against COVID: Poll
Type 1 Diabetes Doesn't Have to Hold Kids Back in School
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
U.S. COVID Outlook Shows Big Improvement by July
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. HPV Vaccination Rates Rising, Even Among Boys
U.S. Parents Face Big Disparities in Access to Autism Care Services
U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC
U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit
U.S. to Lift Travel Restrictions for Southern African Countries
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Use Facebook a Lot? You're More Likely to Be Unvaccinated
Using Devices as Babysitters Can Backfire on Parents
Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes' Performance
Vaccinated Have 1 in 13,000 Chance of Breakthrough Case Needing Hospitalization
Vaccinated Moms' Breast Milk Could Protect Baby From COVID
Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study
Vaccinations for Kids Will Be in Full Swing by Nov. 8, White House Says
Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says
Vaccines Saved 37 Million Lives, Mostly Children, Over Past Two Decades
Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Vigorous Exercise Safe for Those at Risk of Knee Arthritis
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
Walking, Sitting: What Works Best to Help Baby Stop Crying?
Walking: Your Best Step to a Healthier Heart
Want a Healthier, Happier Old Age? Get Moving
Want to Avoid Knee Replacement? Build Up Your Thighs
Want to Avoid Sleep Apnea? Get Off the Sofa
Want to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms
Want to Lose Weight? Here Are the Best Exercises to Shed Pounds
Want Your Child to Have Empathy? Stay Close
Wealthier Parents More Likely to Get COVID Vaccines for Young Kids: Poll
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Drives Preschoolers' Curiosity to Learn?
What Happened to the Flu This Year?
What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What Is 'Authoritarian Parenting'?
What Is 'Permissive Parenting'?
What the Pandemic Did to Workouts
What Time You Get Your COVID Shot Might Affect Immune Response
What Will COVID-19 Look Like Years From Now?
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
What You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine
Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
When Arthritis Strikes, Keep Moving
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Is Your Very Earliest Memory?
When Parent Is in Prison, Kids' Heart Risks Rise
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When Will Kids Get the COVID Vaccines?
WHO Approves First Malaria Vaccine, a Lifesaver for Children Worldwide
Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
WHO Says Worst of Pandemic Could Ease This Year if Vaccine Inequities Erased
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
Why Don't People Have Memories of Their Infancy?
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Exercise Is Often a Challenge for Folks With Type 1 Diabetes
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why Handwriting Still Beats Typing, Videos at Helping Folks Learn
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