Children's Health

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3:18pm Jul 09, 2021

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CDC Updates Guidelines To Protect Kids From COVID In School. Plus: Vacation Tips

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

The updated guidance promotes vaccination for those old enough and says vaccinated children may not need masks. What about kids too young for vaccines? And as summer begins, what about vacation risks?
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7:00am Jul 03, 2021

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You Could Save A Child From Drowning This Summer. Here's How

by Kristen Kendrick

A swimmer of any skill level might need your help, and preventing a drowning takes closer supervision of the kids than you might think. The distress signs can be subtle and quick.
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7:41am Jun 24, 2021

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Africa Is Running Out Of Oxygen

by Jason Beaubien

As COVID surges, so does demand for oxygen. And oxygen manufacturing plants simply can't keep up. That's bad news not only for severely ill COVID-19 patients but others in need, including newborns.
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5:32pm Jun 23, 2021

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Heart Inflammation In Teens And Young Adults After COVID-19 Vaccine Is Rare, CDC Says

The cases have been seen mostly in teens and young adults between 12 and 39 years old. No deaths have been associated with this side effect of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
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12:47pm Jun 23, 2021

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Kids In Mental Health Crisis Can Languish For Days Inside ERs

by Martha Bebinger

The practice of housing children who are in psychiatric crisis in local ERs — often for days, while they await appropriate in-patient treatment — has become even more prevalent during the pandemic.
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9:47pm Jun 22, 2021

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Fauci Warns Dangerous Delta Variant Is The Greatest Threat To U.S. COVID Efforts

by Rob Stein

More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast in the U.S. it could cause another surge this summer or fall, according to new research.
Jeff Nelligan

11:32am Jun 19, 2021

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Dad Draws On Maori Roots To Raise 3 Resilient Sons. Step 1: Send Them On A Milk Run

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Jeff Nelligan, whose Maori great-grandmother left New Zealand and settled in the U.S., explains his parenting strategies in his book Four Lessons From My Three Sons: How You Can Raise Resilient Kids.
7:58am Jun 19, 2021

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Kids Return To Summer Camp After COVID Kept Them Away Last Year

Casey Klein, director of Geneva Glen Camp in Colorado, talks about what the first weeks of summer camp has been like for kids who missed out last year because of the pandemic.
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7:00am Jun 19, 2021

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COMIC: Adopted Pandemic Dogs Got Us Through. Now They Need Our Help

by Sarah Mirk

Dog and cat adoptions climbed in 2020. Pets have been constant companions — easing our grief and fears. Now it's our turn to ease dogs' separation anxiety, as we head back out into the world.
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7:48pm Jun 17, 2021

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Pfizer's COVID Vaccine In Teens And Myocarditis: What You Need To Know

by Joanne Silberner

Health officials are investigating reports of mostly mild, temporary and treatable heart inflammation that may or may not be causally linked to vaccination with an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19.
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4:28pm Jun 17, 2021

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This 14-Year-Old Family Breadwinner Is Part Of The Rise In Child Labor

by Jason Beaubien

His father left with their savings, and the mother isn't able to work. A new report points to an increase in child labor, with millions of kids working. And COVID has likely made matters worse.
Kayla Northam

12:31pm Jun 17, 2021

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Bariatric Surgery Works, But Isn't Offered To Most Teens Who Have Severe Obesity

by Yuki Noguchi

Experts now say the procedure is the most effective treatment for severe childhood obesity, which affects a growing number of kids. But stigma and insurers often stand in the way.