I recently had one of those moments that only other parents or full-time caregivers of young children are likely to understand: I was holding my miserably sick baby, who was sneezing, coughing and ...

Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs start circulating — especially among the ...

It is a parent’s job to protect their children from anything that may pose a threat to them, including contagious illnesses that could compromise their health. However, have modern-day parents gone ...

Consider prevention strategies that you and your child's school can follow to help protect your child from the COVID-19 virus.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WPVI) -- Measles has a stealth side effect: New research shows it erases much of the immune system's memory of how to fight other germs, so children recover only to be left more ...

New research found that gene therapy for children with a form of severe combined immunodeficiency was successful in 95% of ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — When you think of getting ready for back to school, you typically think of buying school supplies or getting back into a routine. But how prepared are you for when your child brings ...

The youngest kids, ages three to five, also had the highest rates of actual illness, the study found. View on euronews ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Children across Kentuckiana are heading back to class, and schoolwork is not the only thing they will be bringing back home – they will carry plenty of germs too. Pediatricians often ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Students are in full swing for the 2024 fall school year and so are the illnesses they are inevitably exposed to. Dr. James Herrin with Topeka ER & Hospital said being in an ...