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April 30, 2019

Texas toddler lands in ICU after swallowing dad's watch battery

A Texas mother is warning about the dangers of everyday household objects after her toddler required emergency surgery to remove a watch battery from her esophagus. 

April 29, 2019

CDC: Record measles outbreak fueled by anti-vaccination propaganda

The U.S. is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in a quarter-century with no end in sight.

April 27, 2019

'House of Horrors' child abuse cases reveal how offenders nationwide use homeschooling to hide their crimes

Most of the roughly 2 million children estimated to be homeschooled in the United States are properly educated and cared for by their parents or guardians. But homeschooling, which has little oversight, also provides a convenient and legal cover in families where children are living in squalor, or are being neglected and abused.

April 27, 2019

Kentucky cheerleader, 13, who died after falling ill at competition had 'underlying strep infection,' family says

Lilliana Schalck, a Kentucky cheerleader who died after she felt ill at a cheerleading competition in February, was suffering from a strep infection, a coroner’s report stated.

April 25, 2019

Alabama teacher who ran out of sick days caring for young daughter with cancer gets big gift from colleagues

An Alabama teacher whose infant was diagnosed with cancer received over 100 sick days from coworkers who pooled their own together so he could spend time with his child.

April 25, 2019

Ball pits are crawling with disease-causing germs that can make your kids sick, study suggests

Ball pits are colorful, fun and ... crawling with germs, so says a study published late last month in the American Journal of Infection Control.

April 24, 2019

Some teens who vape nicotine don’t realize they're ingesting the chemical, study suggests

Teens who vape may not realize how much nicotine they are consuming — if they aware they are consuming it at all —  when using e-cigarettes, a new study released this week found.

April 24, 2019

Girl, 6, suffers horrific burns after candle ignites sofa in neighboring apartment

"Hopefully by seeing what my baby has been through, people will stop leaving candles unattended."

April 23, 2019

Washington state bill limits measles vaccine exemptions

Washington state lawmakers voted Tuesday to removes parents' ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption from vaccinating their children for measles, although medical and religious exemptions will remain.

April 23, 2019

'Today in LA' anchor warns parents after daughter choked on Easter candy

A Los Angeles-based news anchor took to Facebook on Sunday to share “the scariest moment" of her life as a warning for parents whose kids received baskets full of candy on Easter.