February 8, 2019 Baby born with heart outside chest heads home after 14 months A 14-month-old baby in the U.K. has finally headed home for the first time after she was born with an incredibly rare malformation that caused her heart to grow outside of her body.
February 7, 2019 Texas mom says post warning against kissing babies helped save her infant A Texas woman is crediting the heartbreaking post of a grieving mother with helping to save her own little girl after the other woman shared that their newborn had died of a fairly common virus.
February 6, 2019 Texas girl, 4, dies of flu-related illness A Texas family is mourning the death of their 4-year-old daughter who died from a flu-related illness last week after testing positive for the virus only days earlier.
February 5, 2019 5-year-old quadruple amputee gearing up for half-marathon after losing limbs to meningitis A 5-year-old girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis before age 1 is gearing up for her first half-marathon, where she’ll be aided around the course by her team members before hopefully finishing the final stretch on her prosthetic legs. Â
February 1, 2019 Too much toothpaste? Young kids are overusing, CDC says Young children are using too much toothpaste, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Â study released this week found.Â
February 1, 2019 Northwest measles outbreak prompts look at vaccine exemptions A measles outbreak near Portland, Oregon, has revived a bitter debate over so-called "philosophical" exemptions to childhood vaccinations as public health officials across the Pacific Northwest scramble to limit the fallout.
February 1, 2019 Massachusetts boy, 12, dies of flu-related illness, officials say Massachusetts health officials have confirmed the state’s first pediatric flu death of the season, with others identifying the victim as 12-year-old Aaron Zenus, a seventh-grade middle school student in Milford.
February 1, 2019 California boy uses sled trick to yank out loose tooth Kids will try just about anything to get a visit from the tooth fairy, but one boy in California is going viral for his innovative sled trick.
January 31, 2019 Recall of infant ibuprofen sold at Walmart, CVS, expanded to include more lots, company says A New Jersey company that issued a voluntary recall in December of infant ibuprofen sold at Walmart, CVS Pharmacy and Family Dollar stores across the nation has expanded the recall to include three additional lots of the product, it announced this week.
January 30, 2019 Woman unexpectedly delivers baby after stopping by friend's house to drop off food A woman in the U.K. happened to be in the right place at the right time when she dropped by her friend’s house and wound up delivering another woman’s baby.