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January 9, 2017

Family plans to sue after 9-year-old dies following routine tonsillectomy

A Detroit family is demanding answers after their 9-year-old daughter died within hours of having a tonsillectomy— the third most common childhood procedure, with 530,000 operations performed per year.

January 9, 2017

Meningitis: What all parents need to know

Four days before Christmas 2007, 15-year-old Jessica Elkins went to school to take her final exams and later met her sister and brother for lunch.

January 6, 2017

1 month ago, she had a headache. Now, Florida girl fighting cancer and requesting get-well cards.

A Florida family facing a long road to recovery as their 5-year-old receives cancer treatment is asking well-wishers to send cards to lift her spirit.

January 6, 2017

Race against time for toddler who can't eat anything but breast milk

An Arizona mother said she has tried everything to help her 18-month-old daughter whose rare condition only allows her to consume a certain type of breast milk, but now needs help as her supply is running low.

January 6, 2017

Cleveland boy dies of carbon monoxide poisoning from van

Authorities in Cleveland say a 3-year-old boy died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning after riding for hours in a van that had no catalytic converter to properly remove the odorless gas.

January 6, 2017

Video of cashier's sweet gesture for special needs boy goes viral

A California cashier’s simple good deed for a special needs boy is tugging at heart strings across the nation.

January 6, 2017

Ability to recognize faces grows with age, study finds

With age, a person’s social circles expand, so the ability to tell people apart—a cognitively difficult task—becomes more important.

January 6, 2017

What smartphones do to children's eyes

Symptoms of dry-eye disease were more common in children who spent more time on smartphones and less time outdoors than other young people, a study in BMC Ophthalmology found.

January 6, 2017

Alternative medicine clinics often tout 'treatments' for allergy, asthma

Alternative medicine practitioners like homeopaths and acupuncturists may claim to treat allergies or asthma, but a study in Canada found that many there offer remedies that are unproven or even dangerous.

January 5, 2017

No evidence to back claim of VapoRub death

A viral Facebook post claims a 2-year-old boy died after his mother applied Vicks VapoRub to his skin, but the manufacturer and authorities in U.S. and Mexico say they have no record of such a death.