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February 21, 2022

CDC: Pediatric ER visits skyrocket for injuries and eating disorders during the pandemic

Although overall pediatric emergency rooms (ER) visits declined during the pandemic, the number of visits increased for firearm injuries, self-harm and drug poisoning compared to pre-pandemic levels, including doubling for eating disorder visits among adolescents, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report.

February 20, 2022

Debate erupts over off-label COVID-19 vaccine use for children under the age of five

After the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) delayed authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine last week for children under the age of five in the United States, parents are making a passionate plea for its off-label use.

February 20, 2022

PolitiFact ripped for fact-check comparing Super Bowl to schools in masking debate: 'Got to be kidding me'

Social media users accused PolitiFact of bias and dishonesty after the outlet 'fact-checked' comparisons between Super Bowl and school mask protocols.

February 17, 2022

NJ 4th grade student takes her plea against mask mandates to Gov. Phil Murphy: 'I am only a kid once'

Fourth-grade elementary school student Maci Young of N.J. declined to wear a mask at school recently and was sent home — now, she's expressed her thoughts about mask mandates directly to New Jersey's governor.

February 16, 2022

CNN medical analyst claims 'younger children' are among 'most vulnerable' to COVID-19

CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen included "younger children" in a list of the "most vulnerable" in a discussion about lifting mask mandates on Monday's "CNN Newsroom."

February 15, 2022

Tim Tebow's 2022 'Night to Shine' event reminds him of 'goodness of God'

Christian athlete and sports commentator Tim Tebow held his foundation's annual Night to Shine event on Feb. 11, 2022 — and said that during the event honoring those with special needs, he was 'once again reminded of the goodness of God.'

February 9, 2022

Cases of inflammatory condition, MIS-C, in children spike at pediatric hospital

A significant uptick in MIS-C cases, a rare inflammatory condition that occurs in some children after a COVID infection

February 9, 2022

Kentucky seeking volunteers to verify foster children are placed in safe homes

Officials across the state of Kentucky are seeking volunteers to review foster children cases to ensure they are placed in safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible.

February 6, 2022

Drug overdoses among young Americans translate into over one million years of lost life, study finds

Young people from ages of 10 to 24 years old may have lost greater than 1 million years of life from 2015 to 2019, according to a recent JAMA Pediatrics artic

February 5, 2022

Johns Hopkins study reignites COVID lockdown debate

A recent controversial Johns Hopkins metanalysis reignites a discussion about the adverse consequences of lockdowns after finding they had no significant mortality benefit during the first wave of the 2020 pandemic in the United States and Europe