Five children from Georgia were among 170 kids living with Type 1 diabetes who traveled to the nation’s capital last week to lobby Congress to fund T1D medical research. But they also came home with a now sold-out toy that’s making them feel a little less alone.
An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare illnesses to their children.
A new study in the journal JAMA finds the health of America's children has worsened across several key indicators over the last two decades. That includes the number of children with chronic diseases.
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The advisory committee makes recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the nation's vaccine schedule. Any changes could affect vaccinations for millions of children.
Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.
An unvaccinated person in the Greater Atlanta area contracted measles while traveling outside of the country, and the state health department is tracing contacts who may have been exposed between May 10 and 18.
After expanding state Medicaid programs to cover people in the country without legal status, Democrats are considering changes that would reduce immigrant access.
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
