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Study on melatonin's connection to heart failure doesn't prove cause-and-effect relationship, doctors say

In their Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, the American Heart Association released a preliminary study linking long-term ...
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FDA to raise hurdles for vaccines, faulting COVID shots for 10 kids' deaths

Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.

GMC swimmers will make a splash for children in need

The Greater Middlesex Conference swimming community is holding their annual "Practice for a Purpose" event to benefit The ...

Inside the tax that incentivizes boomers to die in their homes, rather than selling — because it's better for their kids

Since 1997, home sellers have faced a federal capital gains tax on home sales with profits over $500,000 for married couples ...

Novartis receives FDA approval for Itvisma(R), the only gene replacement therapy for children two years and older, teens, and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

ITVISMA is a prescription gene therapy used to treat adults and children 2 years of age and older with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). ITVISMA is given as a one-time intrathecal injection. What is the ...
Opinion

SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development

Having stable access to nutritious food sets children up for better mental and physical health into adulthood.
STAT

Experts say top FDA official’s claim that Covid vaccines caused kids’ deaths requires more evidence

The FDA’s top vaccine regulator asserted in a staff email that the Covid vaccine caused at least 10 kids' deaths, but experts ...

New FDA-approved glasses can slow nearsightedness in kids

The only other FDA-approved product to slow myopia is contact lenses made by a company called MiSight. The daily disposable ...

Hepatitis B and vaccine ingredients: What to expect from CDC panel meeting on vaccine safety

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is scheduled to debate the neonatal hepatitis B vaccine and vaccine ingredients.
EdSurge

What Climate Change Means for Little Kids — And Their Caregivers

Climate change looms large over virtually every population, every geographic region and every industry. Yet children and ...

Vaccination rates in schools cause concern for parents, medical professionals

Lucas James relies on others to be vaccinated because, for now, he can’t be. A leukemia patient and stem cell transplant ...
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Answering Growing Concern for The State of Our Kids

Sponsored: With the celebration of World Children's Day, KABOOM! is reflecting on a year that focused on turning its ...