Mar 16 Photos: Families pour out of Syria’s besieged Eastern Ghouta By Larisa Epatko For weeks during brief cease-fires in the volatile rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus, few Syrians left. That all changed this week as thousands escaping Syrian government bombings left by foot with the only belongings they could carry. Continue reading
Feb 26 Opinion: Too many children with toxic stress are being misdiagnosed By Dr. Nadine Burke Harris More than 34 million American children have had at least one adverse childhood experience like abuse or neglect. We need every medical professional in this country to be equipped with the right tools for universal screening. Continue reading
Dec 22 Children’s insurance program receives only patchwork funding By Alan Fram, Associated Press Congress failed to approve long-term funds for a program that provides health insurance for nearly 9 million low-income children. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 8:53 Millions of Chinese children fend for themselves when parents must follow work far away By Max Duncan Millions of Chinese workers have poured into urban centers as their economy booms. But opportunity has come with costs for their children, home alone in rural areas without parental care. Nearly 9 million so-called “left-behind” children see their parents only… Continue watching
Oct 27 For Russian children, fears of cancer are eased by a special doll By Larisa Epatko For a child, a cancer diagnosis can be the stuff of nightmares. So doctors in Russia have started using a doll to demonstrate treatments, answer questions and try to ease fears. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: Melania Trump to UN: ‘Step up’ to protect children By Steve Peoples, Associated Press NEW YORK — First lady Melania Trump on Wednesday called on world leaders to come together for the good of their children, delivering her first public remarks at the United Nations as the White House works to strengthen its relationships… Continue reading
Jul 07 Why lifetime limits in the GOP health care bill worry parents of sick children By Alexandra Olgin, WFAE The health care legislation under discussion in the Senate could allow states to remove some of the Affordable Care Act’s consumer protections — including the prohibition that keeps insurers from limiting how much they’ll pay for medically needy, expensive patients. Continue reading
May 21 Can poppyseed oil help infertile couples conceive? By Kate Sheridan, STAT Flushing fallopian tubes with a poppyseed oil-based solution may help a woman to conceive, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Continue reading
May 16 After compulsively watching YouTube, teenage girl lands in rehab for ‘digital addiction’ By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science Digital addictions are not official mental disorders. But researchers see the same patterns in digital addictions as in other substance abuse. Continue reading
Apr 26 Inside the growing business of mothers’ milk By Eryn Brown, Kaiser Health News Increasing numbers of women who produce more breast milk than they need are handing it over — or selling it — for others to use. It’s a boon to fragile infants and mothers who can’t produce enough milk, but it… Continue reading