When politics trump a child’s health 
Brookline’s former child health director maintained years-long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, sent supportive messages as crimes emerged 
Summer EBT replacement, Healthy Kids Iowa, opens. How to get food:
Hear from three Iowans as they share the challenges of food insecurityIowans Marisol Saldaña Leza, Paul Tullis and Autumn Barongan...
Is Too Much Protein Bad?
Protein promotes healthy growth and development — so, of course, you want to make sure your kid is getting their...
It gets a big thing right. Too bad about the other part.
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More state funding needed for children’s hearing and vision screening
In Michigan, around one million school-aged children take part in hearing and vision screenings each year. Approximately 88,000 of them need...
Which Flu Vaccine Should Children Get?
By: Kristina Bryant, MD, FAAPMany people don't realize how serious influenza (flu) illness can be, even for previously healthy...
How Covid-19 has left a long-term mark on children
Getty ImagesThe stress and isolation of the pandemic has left social and emotional scars that are already being seen in...