Hey, dads: You play a big and important role in your kids' health
Jun 15, 2023
Fathers influence their children's physical and mental health in unique ways. For Father's Day, here's a look at some.
Children's Health News
Teen had cardiac arrest in a snowstorm. Communities worked together to save his life.
Jun 12, 2023
Ethan Rutherford was 14 when his heart stopped during a snowstorm. It took cooperation across cities to get him to the hospital.
Children with heart muscle disease need more personalized treatment plans
Jun 8, 2023
Treatment for cardiomyopathy in kids should be based on the cause, symptoms and progression of the condition, according to a new 秘密研究所 science report.
Young woman shocked by implanted defibrillator while making a TikTok video
May 24, 2023
Born with heart defects, Mary "Micky" Foos eventually had a defibrillator implanted in her chest. It saved her life while she was making a dance video.
Health advice for women at each stage of motherhood
May 11, 2023
Moms may put others first, but that's not always for the best. Experts offer health advice for women at every phase of raising a child.
She wanted to thank the surgeon who saved her life as a baby. She did 鈥� as his colleague.
May 5, 2023
Sarah Hernandez of Los Angeles landed her dream job as a nurse at the same hospital where she was treated as a newborn for a congenital heart defect.
Long COVID in children still poses plenty of questions
Apr 25, 2023
Post-COVID conditions in the young can be debilitating, with physical and psychological symptoms. But researchers are starting to unravel things.
Children can have high blood pressure, too. Here's what to know.
Apr 12, 2023
Children, like adults, can develop high blood pressure. Here's what parents should know about preventing, diagnosing and treating hypertension in kids.
Explaining cardiovascular risk disparities among young people with Type 1 diabetes
Mar 30, 2023
Black and Hispanic children with Type 1 diabetes develop stiff arteries 鈥� an early sign of cardiovascular disease 鈥� at a higher rate than their white peers, new research finds.
Mom's exposure to air pollution, even before pregnancy, may raise baby's heart defect risk
Feb 14, 2023
Maternal exposure to air pollution prior to pregnancy may be just as likely to increase the risk for heart defects in the unborn child as exposure during the first trimester, a study in China found.