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
February 4, 2022 Limiting screen time in infants may decrease risk of autism spectrum disorder, study finds A recent multi-site Japanese study found that male toddlers who watched more television at age one were more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at age 3
February 1, 2022 10-year-old with brain cancer sworn into 100 law enforcement agencies: 'He is not letting it set him back' Devarjaye "D.J." Daniel, 10, dream came true Monday when the Houston boy was sworn into his 100th law enforcement agency.
January 31, 2022 Republicans challenge CDC coronavirus mask, school guidelines for children Republican Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., led a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Monday urging her to roll back guidelines for children for the sake of their mental, physical and emotional health.
January 27, 2022 Pennsylvania parents stress involvement in children's schooling: 'Important role in the education system' Parents told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ they have an important role in their children's education, especially during the pandemic.
January 26, 2022 2 babies in Bakersfield, California, overdose on fentanyl in 1 week Two babies in the same California town overdosed on fentanyl in the same week, according to local reports.
January 26, 2022 More than 1.1M children diagnosed with COVID-19 in a week, report says More than 1.1 million children were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the week ended Jan. 20.Â
January 22, 2022 FDA acts to expand use of treatment for COVID-19 patients with mild-to-moderate disease The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took action Friday to expand the use of the antiviral remdesivir drug Veklury to certain non-hospitalized adults and pediatric patients for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 disease.