American Academy of Pediatrics

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…

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…

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…

Some foster children are not getting their required medical screenings even though the visits are paid for by Medicaid, federal health investigators warn…

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…

A federal appeals court recently upheld a Florida law that limits what doctors can tell their patients about gun ownership.Doctors claim that it’s their…

Health groups are fighting a House measure that they claim will put tobacco products into teens’ hands, the News Service of Florida reports. The Florida…

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in latest edition of Pediatricsshows that parents are introducing solid foods into their babies' diets, sometimes far earlier than the recommended age of four to six months. Audie Cornish talks to Dr. Kelly Scanlon, lead epidemiologist in the nutrition branch at the CDC, a co-author of the study.