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Kids' ER Visits for Swallowed Magnets Soared After U.S. Lifted Sales Ban
Kids Highly Likely to Transmit Coronavirus to Others: Study
Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
Kids Much Less Prone to Coronavirus Infection Than Adults: Study
Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury Odds
Kids Often Hit Hard by Death of Beloved Pet, Study Finds
Kids' Robust Immune Systems May Shield Them From COVID-19: Study
Kids' Weight Rises When Convenience Stores Open Nearby: Study
Kids Who Got Flu Shot Had Milder COVID Symptoms: Study
Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19
Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
Kids With Special Needs Struggling to Receive Good Care During Pandemic
Kids, Teens Usually Have Mild COVID-19 Infections, Rarely Fatal Ones: Study
LA County Coronavirus Infections Are Up to 55 Times That of Reported Cases
Lab Experiments Show How Masks Could Protect Against COVID-19
Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?
Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19
Lockdowns Are Leaving Kids With ADHD in Crisis
Lockdowns Can Widen Kids' Waistlines – Here's How to Curb That
Lockdowns Gave Boost to Type 1 Diabetes Control in Kids
Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans: Study
Long-Lasting Immunity Seems to Follow Serious COVID Cases
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Losing Some TV Ads Might Reduce Childhood Obesity
Loss of Smell More Common in COVID-19 Than Thought
Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked
Loving Family May Lower Future Depression Risk in Kids
Low Risk That Scientists Can Pass Coronavirus to North American Bats
Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Higher Odds for Severe COVID
Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks
Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken
Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study
Many Hospital Workers Infected With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many Parents Support 'Teens Helping Teens' Mental Health Programs at Schools: Poll
Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19's Spread
Mask Wearing Declines, Even as COVID-19 Touches More U.S. Lives: Poll
Maskless Tourists Could Pass COVID-19 to Wild Gorillas
Masks and Summer Heat: Not a Great Mix, But Experts Have Tips
Masks Don't Mask Others' Emotions for Kids
Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms, Studies Show
Masks, Video Calls: Pandemic Is Hampering Communication for Those With Hearing Problems
Mastering the Violin Won't Help Your Child Master Math: Study
Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years
Men's Genital Bacteria Help Predict Partners' Risk for Vaginal Infection: Study
Mental Health Problems After First Baby Reduce Likelihood of More Children: Study
Microplastics Are Seeping Out of Baby's Bottle, Study Shows
Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia
Mild COVID-19 Often Appears With Only Gastro Symptoms: Study
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
Mission Possible: Tips for Safe Grocery Shopping During the Pandemic
Moderna COVID Vaccine Offers Protection for at Least 6 Months: Study
Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years
Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development
More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
More COVID-19 Patients in ICUs Are Surviving Now: Study
More Data Suggests New Coronavirus Variants Weaken Vaccines, Treatments
More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread
More Evidence That Masks Help Shield You From Coronavirus
More Evidence That Weight-Loss Surgery Prevents Early Death
More Infectious COVID Variant Likely Widespread in the U.S., Experts Say
More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
More Kids With Autism May Be Doing Well Than Thought
More Layers Are Better With Homemade Face Masks
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Pets May Be Getting COVID-19 Than Realized
More Symptoms of Coronavirus: COVID Toes, Skin Rashes
More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families
More Than Half of Americans Know Someone Infected or Ill With COVID: Poll
More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
More Young Americans Are Going Without Sex
Most Americans May Keep Wearing Masks, Distancing Even After Pandemic: Survey
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Asymptomatic Coronavirus Cases Stay That Way, Cruise Ship Data Shows
Most High School Students Are OK With Wearing Masks: Survey
Most Newborns of COVID-19-Infected Moms Fare Well
Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
Most U.S. States Reopening as Coronavirus Cases Decline
Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage
Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study
Mutation Helps Coronavirus Infect More Human Cells, Study Shows
Mysterious Paralyzing Illness in Kids Is Set to Return, CDC Warns
Narrow Hallways Ideal for Coronavirus Spread: Study
Navy Ship Outbreak Shows Most Young Aren't Spared COVID Symptoms
Nearly All Americans Who Got First COVID Shot Are Are Getting Their Second
Nearly Half of Coronavirus Infections May Be Asymptomatic
Nearly Half of Teens Get Behind the Wheel Shortly After a Concussion
Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery
Nervous About Returning to Work? Take Precautions Against Coronavirus
New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth
New Coronavirus Can Infect Your Eyes as Well as Your Lungs
New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
New Coronavirus Variant Out of Brazil Now in 5 U.S. States
New COVID-19 Tracking App May Find 'Hotspots' Across America
New Insights Into How COVID-19 Damages the Brain
New Study Sheds Doubt on Notion Kids Aren't COVID-19 Spreaders
New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High
New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA
New Year, New Tips for Keeping Your Kids Safe and Healthy
Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report
Newborns of Moms With COVID-19 Face Little Infection Risk: Study
Newborns With COVID-19 May Suffer Only Mild Symptoms, Study Says
No Evidence Coronavirus Spreads Through Food or Food Packaging: FDA
No Good Evidence on Accuracy of Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Study
No Link Seen Between COVID, Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet
Obesity Helps Drive Half of New Diabetes Cases Among Americans
Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
Obesity May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Ups Odds for Dangerous Lung Clots in COVID-19 Patients
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19 in Younger Patients
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Omega-3s From Fish Might Curb Asthma in Kids, But Genes Matter
One Big Reason Women May Be Less Prone to COVID-19
Online Therapy, Coaches Help Ease Eating Disorders
Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
'Pandemic Fatigue' Setting in? Here's How to Stay Safe and Strong
Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
Pandemic Has Harmed Mental Health of Nearly Half of U.S. Teens: Poll
Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
Pandemic Is Adding to Teachers' Stress, and Quit Rates
Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
Pandemic Learning Can Strain Children's Eyes
Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll
Pandemic 'Silver Lining:' Better Sleep for Some
Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
Pandemic Unleashes 'Startling' Rise in Dog Bites
Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
Parents' Age Key to Whether Kids Get Vaccinated Against COVID, Study Finds
Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping
Parents Unaware of Young Kids' Smartphone Use: Study
Parents, Arm Your Kids Against COVID-19 With Good Hand-Washing Habits
Parents: Sharpen up on Your Sunscreen Knowledge
Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
People Mount Strong Immune Responses to Coronavirus, Boding Well for a Vaccine
People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19
People With Intellectual Disabilities at High Risk for Fatal COVID-19
Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors
Pets May Help Parents of Kids With Autism Fight Stress
Pfizer Vaccine Is 90% Effective 3 Weeks After First Shot, Early Study Shows
Pfizer's COVID Vaccine Shows 'Robust' Results in Early Trial
Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
'Pink Eye' Often a Symptom of COVID-19, and Infection Via Tears Possible
Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Practice Gun Safety for Your Kids' Sake, Especially During Pandemic
Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Prior Exposure to Common Cold Won't Shield You From COVID: Study
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Put the Brakes on Driving After a Concussion
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Fight Severe COVID-19, Early Data Show
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Saliva Equals Nasal Swab for COVID Test Accuracy
Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
School Closures Could Be Adding to Kids' Waistlines
School Dental Care Program Could Cut Cavities in Half: Study
Schools Can Reopen Safely If Precautions in Place, Australian Study Shows
Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
Scientists Discover Why Blood Type May Matter for COVID Infection
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Seizures After Vaccination Don't Affect Kids' Development: Study
Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing
Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet
Shorter COVID Quarantine for College Athletes a Good Idea, Study Finds
Should You Send Your Kid to Summer Camp? Expert Offers Advice
Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study
'Silent' COVID-19 More Widespread Than Thought
'Silent' COVID-19 Produces as Much Virus as in Patients With Symptoms: Study
Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19
Singing Without a Face Mask Can Spread COVID-19
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Skip Costume Contact Lenses This Halloween
Sleep Problems in Early Childhood Linked to Teens' Mental Health Issues
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
'Slow Walkers' at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Smartphone Apps Might Track, Slow Spread of COVID-19
Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids
Social Media 'Kid Influencers' Are Promoting Junk Foods
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
Southern California Is Origin of New COVID-19 Variant
Spanking on the Decline in American Homes
'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk
Special Contact Lenses Can Help Curb Nearsightedness in Kids
Speech Alone May Spread COVID-19, Study Shows
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
Spotting an Eating Disorder in Your College-Age Child
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives
States Start to Loosen Restrictions as U.S. COVID Cases Level Off
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Stomach Ills May Signal COVID-19 in Kids, Study Says
Straight Talk From Front-Line Experts on Wearing a Mask
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Strep Throat Doesn't Worsen Tourette But May Affect ADHD: Study
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Strict, Costly Measures Needed to Reopen Schools: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Studies Show COVID-19 Can Infect and Harm Digestive Organs
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study Confirms Safety, Effectiveness of Children's Vaccines
Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers
Study Probes Links in Asthma, Food Sensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Study Reveals How Coronavirus Travels Indoors
Study Shows Social Distancing Does Cut Your Odds for COVID-19
Study Shows Young COVID Survivors Can Get Reinfected
Study Will Track Coronavirus in Kids, Their Families
Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn
Teachers Main Drivers of School COVID Outbreaks, So Vaccinations Needed: Study
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
Teens Can Donate Blood, But May Need Iron Supplements After
Teens, Seniors Are Often Driving the Least Safe Cars
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
That Cough or Sneeze Behind You Might Not Be COVID: Study
The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
'The Lockdowns Worked,' Experts Say, But Did America Reopen Too Soon?
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
There's Bad News, Good News on Coronavirus' Spread in Cats
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Tips to Making a Highly Effective COVID Mask at Home
To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass
Today's Homeless Are Getting 'Trench Fever,' Infamous from WW I
Toddler Tantrums? Pediatricians Offer Tips to Curb Bad Behavior
Too Little Vitamin D Might Raise Odds of Coronavirus Infection
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Touching Your Face Is a Coronavirus Danger: Tips to Help You Stop
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Track Viruses, Not Animal Carriers, to Prevent Future Pandemics
Trump Was Much Sicker With COVID-19 Than Was Revealed
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study
Very Little Spread of Coronavirus at Kids' Day Camps: Study
Very Low COVID Infection Rate Among Dental Hygienists: Study
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions
What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19
What Was More Deadly for New Yorkers – COVID-19 or the 1918 Flu?
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
What You Need to Know About the New Variant of COVID-19
Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk
What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
What's the Best DIY Face Mask Against COVID-19?
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
When Will Kids Get the COVID Vaccines?
When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?
Which Kids' Sports Have Higher Odds for Head Injury?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Cotton Masks Are Safer Masks
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Does 'Mono' Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
Why Your 2nd Dose of COVID Vaccine Is Likely to Feel Worse
Why Your Kids' Playground Is Unsafe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER
Will Expelled Droplets Spread COVID? Ventilation May Be Key
Will Schools Reopen in September? And What Will That Look Like?
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
With Coronavirus a Threat, Stop Wearing Contact Lenses
With COVID Vaccine in Works, 1 in 5 Americans Doesn't Believe in Shots
With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With Safety Steps, Moms Unlikely to Pass COVID-19 to Newborns: Study
With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
Wuhan Study Supports Need for Vaccines to Stop COVID's Spread
Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening
Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Your Blood Type May Predict Your Risk For Severe COVID-19
Your Eyewear and COVID-19 Safety
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Guide to a Safe and Happy Halloween
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
You've Had Your COVID Vaccine: Here's What to Expect After
You've Had Your Vaccine, What Can You Safely Do Now?
Zika Epidemic Was More Widespread Than Thought: Study
Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays
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