A long-term study of 292 families linked fathers’ parenting style to their children’s heart health years later. To ...

The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says. Much of ...

Two families from Long Grove say their children have been suffering from health problems for years. They believe the cause is rooted in their kids’ public school. Scarlett Strezewski, 13, says she ...

The MAHA Commission identifies ultraprocessed foods, chemical exposure, sedentary lifestyles, and overmedicalization as primary drivers of children's health issues. The report emphasizes the need for ...

Food scarcity—the unreliable access to adequate, nutritious food—affects approximately 44 million Americans, including 13 million children. While hunger’s physical consequences receive significant ...

At a time when costs are high and social safety nets appear further endangered, the experience of eviction, foreclosure, and housing loss creates a measurable and detrimental impact on families. New ...

Child advocates say Texas lawmakers should do more to address mental-health and substance-abuse problems in children. A report by Texans Care for Children shows lawmakers implemented eight out of 31 ...

Alison Chandra was thrilled and gutted. She was pregnant with a much-wanted second child. But her baby had a rare disease called heterotaxy, causing heart defects and organ abnormalities. He might not ...

A recent study suggests that limiting screen time and promoting physical activity from childhood may help safeguard mental health in adolescence. The findings are particularly significant given that ...

Questions like "will getting a pet benefit our child's mental health?" are increasingly common and pertinent. In Spain, for ...

THE Ministry of Health (MoH), in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Mount Sinai Health System, has launched the School Health Programme, which ...