Doctors say the vaccine has been key to eliminating infections among children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee appears set to amend the childhood ...

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In a commentary published in Gastroenterology, leading experts urge that all newborns in the United States continue to receive the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. Hepatitis ...

Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers offers a better start in life, improving a number of key health metrics, according to a newly-updated Cochrane review. The review ...

Despite advances, whole genome sequencing — and with it the promise of early, life-altering therapies — still isn’t a routine part of care for most newborns. Many babies enter the world with silent ...

Shelby Martin sensed something was different with her third pregnancy. She was feeling pains she'd never experienced before. Little did she know that she was carrying a record-breaking baby. “I didn’t ...

Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by certain key changes in the brain. Among them are the development of two kinds of protein deposits: clumps made up of amyloid beta and tangles of tau. These ...

Dogs may not get endless playtime, but one determined Cavapoo wasn’t ready to call it quits when his toys were put away. In a viral TikTok clip, the determined pup took matters into his own paws by ...

Credit: Getty Images About 80% of parents currently choose to follow CDC guidelines to vaccinate their babies for hepatitis B at birth. The Conversation — Before the United States began vaccinating ...

This 1966 microscope photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a tissue sample with the presence of numerous, corkscrew-shaped, darkly-stained, Treponema pallidum ...

Bloomberg's Stacey Vanek Smith explains how Trump's investment accounts for kids would work, and outlines concerns and benefits. All right. For more on what parents should be thinking about when it ...