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.
April 22, 2019 Blankets, bed-sharing common in accidental baby suffocations Accidental suffocation is a leading cause of injury deaths in U.S. infants and common scenarios involve blankets, bed-sharing with parents and other unsafe sleep practices, an analysis of government data found.
April 19, 2019 California baby dies from whooping cough, health officials confirm A California baby has died after contracting whooping cough, officials said, marking the first such death in Orange County in more than a decade.
April 19, 2019 Girl, 11, dies after severe allergic reaction to toothpaste ingredient, family says A heartbroken California mother is stressing the importance of reading ingredient labels after her 11-year-old daughter suffered a fatal allergic reaction allegedly triggered by a new prescription toothpaste.
April 18, 2019 Genetic test predicts middle-aged obesity risk, study finds Can a genetic test identify newborns at risk of becoming severely obese by middle age?
April 18, 2019 3-year-old born with 'backward' legs takes first steps after pioneering surgery A "one-in-a-million" 3-year-old born with both legs bent backward has walked for the first time after the public helped raise $234G for "miracle" surgery.
April 18, 2019 Doctors warn against new 'shell on' Snapchat challenge Teens are daring each other to eat plastic packaging, cardboard boxes and fruit peels — and posting videos of themselves doing it to Snapchat — in a bizarre new social media trend called “shell on.”
April 18, 2019 Mom says toddler nearly died after accidentally eating laundry pod: ‘We got very lucky’ A Rhode Island toddler who still suffers from breathing issues nearly two years after he accidentally swallowed a laundry pod is lucky to be alive, his mother said, after he spent three days on life support on the hospital.
April 17, 2019 Doctors racing to find out why baby was born without most of his skin Doctors in Texas are racing to find what caused a baby there to be born without most of his skin.