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Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Strep Throat Doesn't Worsen Tourette But May Affect ADHD: Study
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Strict, Costly Measures Needed to Reopen Schools: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Confirms Safety, Effectiveness of Children's Vaccines
Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers
Study Probes Links in Asthma, Food Sensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Study Will Track Coronavirus in Kids, Their Families
Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
Teens Can Donate Blood, But May Need Iron Supplements After
Teens, Seniors Are Often Driving the Least Safe Cars
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass
Toddler Tantrums? Pediatricians Offer Tips to Curb Bad Behavior
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study
Very Little Spread of Coronavirus at Kids' Day Camps: Study
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk
When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
When Will Kids Get the COVID Vaccines?
When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
Which Kids' Sports Have Higher Odds for Head Injury?
Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?
Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
Why Your Kids' Playground Is Unsafe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER
Will Schools Reopen in September? And What Will That Look Like?
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
With COVID Vaccine in Works, 1 in 5 Americans Doesn't Believe in Shots
With Pandemic-Related Stress, Abuse Against Kids Can Surge
With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With Safety Steps, Moms Unlikely to Pass COVID-19 to Newborns: Study
With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening
Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Your Guide to a Safe and Happy Halloween
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays
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