Sudden Infant Death Rates Increased, Study Says
Rates of sudden unexpected infant death in the United States increased by nearly 12 percent from 2020 to 2022, according to new research published on Monday in the journal JAMA…
Charges Dropped Against Doctor Who Leaked About Minors’ Transgender Care
Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a surgeon in Texas who was accused of obtaining and sharing private medical information about gender-transition-related treatments for minors at one of the largest…
What It’s Like to Be a Kid After a Fire Took Almost Everything
All they could grab were stuffed animals, toothbrushes, Barbie dolls and blankets. Their bunk beds, cleats and clothes burned with their houses. The New York Times interviewed 10 children and…
Gunfire and Bandits Make School an Impossible Dream for Haitian Children
The last time Faida Pierre, 10, went to school, her mother found her stranded on the roof of the school’s building, barefoot and crying, while a gang stormed the surrounding…
The Evidence For the Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Explained
Before their immune systems mature, young children are especially vulnerable to infections — and to falling far more ill than adults might with certain common illnesses. That’s why childhood vaccination…
Not for Kids Only: 9 Children’s Songs Worth a Listen
Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube 5. Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog: “Rainbow Connection” The only song on our list to receive an Oscar nomination — best…
Yes, Some Vaccines Contain Aluminum. That’s a Good Thing.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has often trained his criticisms of vaccines on a common ingredient: aluminum, which he has suggested is responsible for a litany of childhood ailments, including food…
Book Review: ‘Cousins in the Time of Magic,’ by Emma Otheguy
COUSINS IN THE TIME OF MAGIC, by Emma Otheguy; illustrated by Poly Bernatene Time travel can be a funny thing. A risky one, too. When it wanders into the darker…
Pediatricians Try New Tactics To Win Over Vaccine Skeptical Parents
In pediatricians’ offices across the country, doctors are increasingly confronting concerns from parents about vaccines that for decades have protected children from serious and sometimes deadly diseases. Vaccine hesitancy is…
‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Neko Case: ‘If I Didn’t Yell the Truth, What Good Was I?’
In a new memoir out next week, the singer-songwriter Neko Case shares some painful childhood memories. In the studio with Anna Martin, Case is open and unapologetically angry as she…