Neurobiologist Frances Jensen explores the biochemical imperatives that make teenagers and young adults so emotional and unpredictable, as well as leaving them more vulnerable to addiction and mental disorders.

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Digital addictions are not official mental disorders. But researchers see the same patterns in digital addictions as in other substance abuse.

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Children who spent more time with hand-held screens were more likely to exhibit signs of an expressive speech delay, according to a new study from Toronto.

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While pediatric doctors have to be certified to treat children, there are no rules for when a patient must switch to another doctor once the patient reaches adulthood. Here's why some grown-ups decide to stay put.

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Ever-popular laundry detergent pods now account for a quarter of chemical-related eye injuries in kids aged 3 to 4.

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A study published Monday highlights a surprising group of patients suffering from opioid poisoning: adolescents, children and even toddlers.

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Kids from less affluent homes, even when they have health insurance, are less likely to get vision screenings for irreversible eye conditions, a new study found.

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Dr. Carl Bell, a psychiatrist in Chicago, began sounding the alarm about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder four years ago.

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A collection at Boston Children’s Hospital includes scores of objects removed from pediatric patients going all the way back to 1918.

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A report in the journal Pediatrics Monday detailed an allergic reaction suffered by an 11-year-old boy treated at a San Diego hospital that doctors say is linked to the use of their family’s first-generation iPad. Doctors said the boy, who…

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