New guidelines on how to deal with childhood obesity will have "unintended negative effects," says Kate Bauer.

New guidelines on how to deal with childhood obesity will have "unintended negative effects," says Kate Bauer.

Over 30 years ago, research showed how children's valentines perpetuate binary gender stereotypes. Decades later, not much has changed.

Kids need to learn when little lies are the right choice. But research suggests parents may not be clear in the messages they send about how they value the truth.

Over-reporting of Black children and under-reporting of white children as suspected abuse victims suggests systemic bias.

President Joe Biden’s intention to end the national COVID-19 emergency will have long-lasting ripple effects on federal programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

A new effort significantly reduces the number of unnecessary CT scans in children, limiting exposure to harmful radiation.

The introduction of the soft drinks industry levy – the ‘sugary drinks tax’ – in England was followed by a drop in the number of cases of obesity among older

Fewer children had MIS-C during the Omicron wave of the pandemic than the Delta wave and cases were also milder, a new study shows.