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An American mom living in Denmark is making people wildly jealous of its free pediatric dentistry system that's located inside elementary schools
An American mom of four living in Copenhagen, whose dad was a pediatric dentist, said the Danish sy…
Geoff Weiss
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After finding out she has cancer, I'm teaching my daughter to swear at her tumor. It's the right amount of anger and deviance she needs to keep going.
The author says that after her 8-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumor, she asked if s…
Heather Osterman-Davis
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I'm a pediatric dentist. Yes, you really need to bring your child in for checkups.
The author says she can help parents with things like cavities as well as breastfeeding issues caus…
Lauren Finney
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When my daughter was going through cancer treatment, I read to her out loud. It helped her connect with her friends once she was healthy enough to go to school.
The author says that reading to her daughter through her cancer treatments helped her daughter conn…
Jessica Phillips Lorenz
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CDC: US infants are falling sick with a life-threatening virus that triggers fever, delirium, seizures, and sepsis
At least one newborn died in June after contracting a dangerous form of parechovirus, and the CDC s…
Hilary Brueck
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Parents of picky eaters are increasingly replacing vegetables with dietary supplements. Doctors warn there could be real risks.
Half of US parents give their kids supplements like fish oil and probiotics, a poll found. One doct…
Allana Akhtar
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Seeing a child receive the diagnosis 'failure to thrive' can be painful for parents. A new diagnosis, called pediatric feeding disorder, could help.
For parents of children diagnosed with "failure to thrive," this new disorder could help them get c…
Debi Lewis
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Melatonin overdoses in kids skyrocketed in the last decade, CDC report says
Two children died in the last decade after taking too much melatonin and more than 27,000 children …
Allana Akhtar
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Pediatric hospital beds are filling up as RSV spreads across the US. Here are the symptoms to look out for and who's most at risk of getting seriously ill.
Difficulty breathing and dehydration could be signs that a child is sick with RSV, doctors say.
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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My daughter's ear and lip fell off as a baby. I adore her face because it's uniquely hers, and I'm teaching her to do the same.
Vascular birthmarks caused ulcers that made her daughter's ear and lip fall off. She's teaching the…
Kelly Burch
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A toddler nearly died 6 months after swallowing a lollipop stick that pierced her intestine
The 2-year-old's parents took her to hospital after she vomited and fell unconscious. Surgeons foun…
Kashmira Gander
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The FDA just approved the first gene editing therapy for sickle cell anemia, but it'll cost $2.2 million per person
The FDA approved the first ever gene therapies offering a "functional cure" for sickle cell anemia,…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Ohio announced an outbreak of pneumonia. Similar outbreaks are happening in China and Europe.
Ohio, China, Denmark and the Netherlands are all experiencing pneumonia outbreaks in children. Publ…
Kate Hull
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Psychologists warn against oppositional defiant disorder diagnosis — it could mask deeper issues
Oppositional defiant disorder's broad definition and symptoms in children have some psychologists c…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Parents who raised highly successful children say you need to do these 3 things
How to raise successful children from parents whose kids are high-achieving adults: Teach them inde…
Kristina Puga
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What to know about mycoplasma bacteria giving children pneumonia in China, amid a respiratory illness outbreak
Mycoplasma, which can cause walking pneumonia, is among the bugs that Chinese officials say are beh…
Kim Schewitz
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So many kids are falling sick in China that a children's hospital said it saw 13,000 cases in a single day
Thousands of parents in China are watching their children fall ill as colds and pneumonia sweep its…
Matthew Loh
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Flu season has started early — these charts show where infections are rising fastest in the US
Flu season is off to an early start again this year. While cases are rising across the US, southern…
Kate Hull
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Weight-loss drugs for first-graders? Eli Lilly is testing Mounjaro shots on kids as young as 6
Both Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are trying out their blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs, Mo…
Hilary Brueck
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I was majoring in dance when I had my leg amputated. Now, I wear a prosthetic and a tutu while I teach dance.
She was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer at 18, while majoring in dance. She had to get her leg am…