1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (650+ words) Tuesday, 10 March 2026 11:52 AM EDT Moscow's deportation and forcible transfer of thousands of children from Ukraine to Russia amounts to a crime against humanity, a United Nations team of investigators said Tuesday. The U.N.'s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (397+ words) There are lots of tools for raising a healthy, happy child. Family time is important. Even though happiness is genetically linked, only about 50 percent of happiness is driven by genes. The other 50 percent is driven by what happens to a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (341+ words) SOPHIE AUSTIN Tuesday, 24 February 2026 06:29 PM EST More than a dozen states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its rollback of vaccine recommendations for children, calling the move an illegal threat to public health. The states argue that the Centers for…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (439+ words) Dennis Thompson Monday, 23 February 2026 09:35 AM EST Teens who use weed are twice as likely to develop psychotic or bipolar disorders, a new study says. They also are more likely to have depression and anxiety, researchers reported Feb. 20 in JAMA Health…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (234+ words) Dennis Thompson Friday, 20 February 2026 07:24 AM EST Obesity affects 1 in every 5 U.S. children, a new study says. About 20% of American children between the ages of 2 and 19 have obesity, researchers report Feb. 10 in JAMA Network Open. "In 2024, excess youth overweight and obesity remained…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (385+ words) By Mark Swanson "|" Wednesday, 18 February 2026 02:22 PM EST NYU Langone Health is ending its transgender treatment program for minors, citing regulatory pressures after the Trump administration warned it could pull federal funding from hospitals providing gender-related medical care to children. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (359+ words) Dennis Thompson Tuesday, 17 February 2026 08:17 AM EST Babies" growth isn"t more likely to be stunted if they"re raised on a vegetarian diet, a new study says. Tracking nearly 1.2 million infants, researchers found that by age 2 those raised in vegan…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (391+ words) Dennis Thompson Tuesday, 10 February 2026 07:29 AM EST Genes aren't the only factor at play in determining which children will develop a food allergy, a new evidence review says. Antibiotic use, the presence of other immune system diseases, and delayed introduction of…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (527+ words) Dennis Thompson Monday, 09 February 2026 10:05 AM EST About 1 in 4 young people could be at risk from prescription medicines they're taking for psychiatric conditions, new research shows. About 26% of children and young adults taking these meds have been prescribed a combination that…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (710+ words) MAR A TERESA HERN NDEZ Saturday, 07 February 2026 01:00 PM EST The painting, created between 1494 and 1498 by the Italian Renaissance artist, is located on a wall inside the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a church and Dominican convent still used by…...