Emergency department (ED) visits for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) among US children aged 8-12 years increased from 2010 to 2020, with many children returning within months. Researchers ...

Only around one-third of children have been vaccinated against the flu, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Nov. 30, only 37% of kids had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2022, about 1 in every 31 children was diagnosed with autism by age 8, according to the CDC. - mrs/Moment RF/Getty Images A new ...

American children’s health has declined profoundly over the past few decades, a new study shows, and the issues are so serious that children in the US are dying at a much higher rate than those in ...

The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says. Much of ...

A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among US children, continuing a long-term trend that experts have largely ...