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When a child misses school, it's harder to stay on track academically. So school and health experts are trying to change the culture around sick days. Here's what they want parents to know.

Since co-founding "Medical School for Kids," Dr. Betty Nguyen and Dr. Brandon Pham have authored 25 children’s books on medical specialties in hopes of inspiring the next generation of health workers.

A bulky coat underneath a car seat harness can pose dangers for children. When the Florida sun takes a winter holiday, here are some tips for optimal car safety.

Referrals have become so prevalent that the American Academy of Pediatrics came out with interim guidance for doctors "to provide care for the same variety of visits" practiced prior to the pandemic.

President Trump falsely claimed that children are "almost immune" from the coronavirus, but a new review of state data finds child cases are up 40%.

A popular online spoof of the children’s favorite “Goodnight Moon,” reworked for the coronavirus, will be published by Penguin Random House this fall.The…

Florida has a growing number of children with a COVID-19 related illness, but how long it has been attacking children and the number of pediatric patients…

Florida’s surgeon general has acknowledged that a syndrome that attacks children and is associated with COVID-19 has surfaced in Florida, adding a scary…

A small study from China finds infected babies have only mild symptoms. And a study of pregnant women who were infected with the virus evaluates whether it can be passed on to their babies.

Brain scans of 104 boys and girls doing basic math tasks found no gender differences. The finding adds to the evidence that boys and girls start out with equal ability in math.