May 22, 2017 Superheroes surprise 5-year-old cancer patient A 5-year-old cancer patient got an amazing surprise when his favorite superheroes showed up to give him gifts and encouragement as he heads into a surgery on Thursday.
May 22, 2017 Twins give birth to boys on same day one room apart Fraternal twins Danielle Grant and Kim Abraham said they did not plan their coinciding pregnancies, and certainly did not time their same-day deliveries, but call the coincidence “really cool.”
May 22, 2017 FDA approval of first-ever Batten treatment 'bittersweet' for family battling disease Though it may not help their family, the VanHoutans are celebrating the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent approval of the first treatment for Batten disease, a rare, terminal genetic disorder that primarily affects children.
May 22, 2017 Trump administration loosens Obama-era school lunch requirements In a move to roll back former first lady Michelle Obama’s healthy lunch initiative, the Trump administration unveiled a rule on Monday to eliminate some of the nutritional standards currently set in place.
May 22, 2017 Mom gives birth to 13-pound baby boy in natural delivery A California infant may have landed himself a spot in the hospital’s record books on Friday, after he was born weighing a whopping 13 pounds, 11 ounces.
May 22, 2017 Surgeons perform first-ever procedure on triplets with rare skull condition A New York couple who was shocked to learn they were having triplet boys spent the first few weeks of their children’s lives in the neonatal intensive care unit learning about their rare skull condition, Craniosynostosis.
May 22, 2017 Osprey recalls 87,000 child backpack carriers A fall hazard has prompted Osprey to recall of more than 87,000 child backpack carriers.
May 22, 2017 How a single kiss could kill this teen Stone Cofini may not be allowed to date until he turns 16 next January, but his mother is already losing sleep over the prospect.
May 22, 2017 Cotton swabs send dozens of kids to ER daily A new study from a children's hospital has one clear takeaway: Kids should stop cleaning their ears with cotton applicators.
May 22, 2017 Think it's weird when parents read to babies? Think again OK, your baby isn't going to get the finer points of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, but there are benefits to be reaped from exposure to books even in early infancy.