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Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effective in many parts of world: Lancet
Drugs to treat common infections in children and babies are no longer effective in large parts of t…
PTI
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A doctor leading a trial of Moderna's COVID vaccine for young kids shares the 3 most common side effects he's seeing, and they're less severe than the ones seen in adults
Dr. Daniel Leonard says it's hard to know which kids in his trial were vaccinated and which ones we…
Hilary Brueck
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I noticed that my 2-year-old's eyebrows and hair were thinning. Turns out she has childhood alopecia.
The author's daughter was diagnosed with alopecia areata, an autoimmune condition that attacks hair…
Jillian Pretzel
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Scientists say common childhood vaccine might prevent severe complications of COVID-19
Vaccines such as those used against measles may prevent severe lung inflammation associated with CO…
PTI
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Those bumps that look like pimples? They might be molluscum contagiosum, a contagious skin infection
Molluscum contagiosum is a common skin infection that can take up to 2 years to fully clear. Here's…
Cassandra Miasnikov,Debra Jal…
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The 6 most common polio symptoms, from flu-like headaches to muscle pain
People who experience paralysis from polio tend to have mild symptoms at first, such as muscle ache…
Allana Akhtar
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New clues hint that young boys who get serious viral infections might be more likely to develop autism
Among boys genetically predisposed to autism, a severe childhood infection could make that diagnosi…
Aria Bendix
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Antibiotic overuse in children's hospitals is leading to more 'superbug' infections in kids
Some doctors say the coronavirus pandemic could be making antibiotic overuse in children even worse.
Kelly Burch
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Children are silent, fast spreaders of COVID-19 virus: Study
While most studies have stressed that children are not the harbingers of Covid-19, a comprehensive …
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Kids may produce a weaker antibody response to the coronavirus than adults do — which could explain why their infections are milder
Children may fight off the virus before it has a chance to destroy their cells or replicate widely …
Aria Bendix
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The most common coronavirus symptoms in children — and how to know if they have a rare post-virus inflammatory syndrome
Children seem to be less vulnerable to the disease than older populations, but some are experiencin…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Rashes, lethargy, and the terror of the unknown: What it's like to survive Kawasaki disease, the rare childhood illness that scientists are scrambling to understand in the coronavirus crisis
Eric Kinnell survived Kawasaki disease, a rare childhood illness, at the age of 5. Now scientists w…
Mia Jankowicz
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Science says that parents of successful kids have these 7 things in common
A "fixed mindset" assumes that our character, intelligence, and creative ability are static givens …
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A 24-year old got a mysterious disease where her body attacked her brain - and scientists are learning it's more common than they thought
Instead, Walsh's first recollection of that time is of a recovery room filled with family and flowe…
Erin Brodwin
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Ancient human DNA suggests Columbus may not have brought syphilis to Europe after all
The long-standing theory that Columbus caused a devastating outbreak of syphilis when his expeditio…
Marianne Guenot
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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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2 reasons China's mysterious respiratory illness outbreak isn't the new COVID, according to the WHO
Parts of China have seen a surge in respiratory illnesses in children. But health officials said co…
Kim Schewitz
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My cancer diagnosis made me decide what kind of dad I want to be. At 62, I didn't want my young sons to see me as 'sick.'
A dad diagnosed with Stage 3 bladder cancer decided he didn't want his kids to see him as "sick" an…
Dan Koeppel
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When I came out as trans to my mother, she accepted me with open arms. But then she became distant and told me she was grieving the loss of her son.
Tessa Becker was ecstatic that her mother accepted her as a trans woman. But then her mother starte…