According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, approximately 60 million children and adolescents participate in ...

Wearable baby monitors like the Owlet are popular among parents, but some experts caution that these devices can miss genuine ...

Now that kids are back in school, families are settling into their new routines after a long summer break. It can certainly be a busy time for everyone. But this transition can also be a great ...

Guidelines disagree on whether children should be screened to identify familial hypercholesterolemia, which is associated ...

Children ages 2 to 18 spend up to nine hours a day on screens. Research shows that excessive use can lead to health problems, ...

Simple information already gathered during routine well-baby visits could help clinicians spot which infants are at risk for persistent developmental delays, without the need for complex testing.

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In the United States, 1 in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels ...

Some young children are virtual shut-ins, rarely leaving their homes to play, a new poll shows. About 1 in 10 preschoolers and toddlers go outside to play once a week or less, the University of ...

WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center Family Medicine physician Tracy Hendershot, MD, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). (Photo ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WRBL) — A new Pew Research study finds a strong link between increased screen time and declining mental health — with 4 out of 10 parents saying they wish they had done more to help ...

President Donald Trump said the aluminum in many vaccines is harmful during a wide-ranging press conference last month. The Food and Drug Administration is now examining the safety of the metal in ...