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A small study of teens who were conceived via assisted reproductive technology finds a significant number already have hypertension and premature "age-related changes" in their blood vessels.
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Infants should sleep in the same room as their parents for the first six months of their lives, and ideally, the entire first year. That's a key recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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A Jacksonville couple is suing the manufacturer of a car booster seat they say didn’t protect their daughter. She sustained severe spinal injuries in a...
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Five years after Florida lawmakers passed what became known as the "docs v. glocks" law, a full federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday in a…
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At home, parents try to keep their children on a regular sleep schedule, with the evening bedtime transition marked by rituals like reading stories,…
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After a court fight that lasted more than a decade, the state and groups representing pediatricians and dentists have settled a class-action lawsuit about…
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Young people with health problems left uncared for in adolescence face higher risks of leading unhealthy lives as adults, a new study finds. A study of…
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A federal judge last week rejected the state's latest attempt to end a decade-long lawsuit that contends Florida has not properly provided care to…
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Some foster children are not getting their required medical screenings even though the visits are paid for by Medicaid, federal health investigators warn…
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With virtually no hard proof that medical marijuana benefits sick children, and evidence that it may harm developing brains, the drug should only be used…