Why the CDC issued an alert on liver damage in children
A cluster of children in Alabama were found to have liver damage.
Children's Health
A 4-year-old can run errands alone ... and not just on reality TV
A Japanese TV show now on Netflix, 'Old Enough!,' has sparked much debate about the wisdom of allowing very young kids to be very independent. Risky? Beneficial? Child development experts weigh in.
It's time to screen all kids for anxiety, physicians' task force recommends
In light of the growing kids' mental health crisis, the group says it's crucial to identify kids who are struggling. The advice doesn't call for suicide screening, which many experts think is needed.
New CDC survey warns of growing mental health crisis among teens
Ayesha Rascoe asks Kathleen Ethier, director of the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health, about a new survey on teen mental health.
Screening kids for anxiety and depression early on could help stop crises, panel says
An advisory committee has issued its draft recommendations to screen kids earlier for anxiety and depression. Experts say this will help children get help before things escalate into a crisis.
Teen drug overdose deaths rose sharply in 2020, driven by fentanyl-laced pills
While adult overdoses surged in the last decades, teens hadn't seen the same kind of death rates. But now fatal overdoses nearly doubled in one year and continued to rise in 2021.
A report on violence against kids with disabilities is sobering — if not surprising
Abuse ranges from being struck by a family member to cyberbullying. A study reports that nearly a third of children with disabilities have experienced such violence. And that's surely an undercount.
Texas doctors are worried for their patients losing access to gender-affirming care
Doctors and hospitals in Texas have discontinued gender-affirming care for trans youth. The move has those who do this care worried about their patients.
Why hasn't my daughter caught COVID? 2 factors likely protect her — and maybe you too
My 6-year-old has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 at least four times and never tested positive. Many people fall into that category. Researchers have theories about why they've been able to ward it off.
Early onset puberty has increased since COVID-19
Ayesha Rascoe talks to pediatrician Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, of Texas Children's Hospital, about the risks of early onset puberty and its complicated relationship with COVID-19.