More teens are quitting HS sports saying they don’t look right for the sports based on what they see in the media and social media, according to a new study.

A new study out of Boston Children’s Hospital finds many children diagnosed with autism at a young age no longer meet the criteria for the disorder around the age of 6.

Fathers who regularly read, play and draw with their young children give them an educational advantage, according to new research.

Unintentional medication errors involving ADHD drugs jumped significantly over the past two decades, and most of the errors involved children 6 to 12 years old, according to the research.

A new policy report from the American Academy of Pediatrics urges physicians and parents not to use low-carb diet for kids with diabetes or at risk for the disease.

New research shows where you live impacts your child’s risk of colds, coughs and other respiratory infections.

A new study finds more girls under the age of 8 started puberty during the COVID-19 pandemic… and increased screen time, increased body weight and less exercise may have driven the early changes.

Children with croup who spent 30 minutes outside in the cold air saw significant improvements in their symptoms, according to researchers.

More than 16% of kids still suffer COVID symptoms months after testing positive for the virus --- and their list of symptoms is long, researchers say.

Suffering a concussion does not appear to lower intelligence or IQ scores in children. Researchers say this new finding should help ease the concerns of millions of parents.

A new study finds college students are much happier and less lonely, anxious, and depressed when they limit their time on social media.

Children and adolescents who volunteer are more likely to be in excellent health and less likely to have behavioral problems, researchers say.

Talking to young children helps shape the brain in a way that promotes better language skills, according to new research.

After 12 months of treatment with a novel skin patch, the majority of toddlers with peanut allergy were successfully desensitized, according to researchers.

50% of parents in a new poll say their children’s mental health suffered over the past year because of their social media use.