Children

Democratic attorneys general ask to defend health access for ‘Dreamers’ since Trump probably won’t

Democratic attorneys general ask to defend health access for ‘Dreamers’ since Trump probably won’t

Craig Fedirighi

A group of Democratic attorneys general asked a court on Wednesday to let them defend a federal policy that opened ...

Wayne Osmond, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, is dead at 73

Wayne Osmond, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, is dead at 73

Heather Blacksmith

NEW YORK — Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, who were ...

Nasty norovirus is back in full force with US cases of the stomach virus surging

Nasty norovirus is back in full force with US cases of the stomach virus surging

Craig Fedirighi

Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data. ...

Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children

Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children

Craig Fedirighi

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior ...

How to travel long distance with kids? Schedule stopovers

How to travel long distance with kids? Schedule stopovers

Bob Elliott

I’m proud to call the tiny sugarcane farming community of Ingham, Australia, my hometown. It boasts blue skies, sandy beaches ...

Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism

Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism

Albert Wagner

Czelazewicz is just one of many affiliates who sell Pure Body Extra online, including Larry Cook, one of the best ...

Large-scale polio vaccinations begin in war-ravaged Gaza after first case in 25 years

Large-scale polio vaccinations begin in war-ravaged Gaza after first case in 25 years

Craig Fedirighi

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations ...

U.S. government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids

U.S. government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids

Craig Fedirighi

NEW YORK — A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the ...

US surgeon general was warned by his mom to avoid politics, but he jumped into the fray anyway

US surgeon general was warned by his mom to avoid politics, but he jumped into the fray anyway

Craig Fedirighi

MIAMI — The dated gold and silver trophies packed in the china cabinet of Dr. Vivek Murthy’s childhood home still ...

A smartphone free childhood? A global movement is growing

A smartphone free childhood? A global movement is growing

Craig Fedirighi

Photo: Jaromir Chalabala / Getty LONDON — The evidence linking smartphone use with mental health harms in children is growing ...

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