Three thyroid-related conditions that children may more commonly develop include Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and thyroid nodules. Talking with their pediatrician about symptoms and ...

Joint pain, headaches, stomachaches, fibromyalgia – the list sounds like an inventory of ailments that might plague people as they age. Yet these are chronic, painful conditions that frequently affect ...

Doctors say high cholesterol can quietly put children at risk for heart disease. A new Duke Health pediatric clinic focused on earlier screenings is working to change that.

Children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) have an elevated risk of developing psychiatric and physical conditions, a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA ...

While heart disease in younger populations is rising globally, there have been virtually no studies examining parenting while navigating an early-onset cardiovascular condition. To address this gap, ...

The new inflammatory condition emerging among children may be a delayed complication of COVID-19, as there are some children who test negative for the disease but positive for coronavirus antibodies, ...

A condition suffered by more than 330,000 pregnant women has been linked to a higher risk of autism. Gestational diabetes, which affects around nine percent of American pregnant women, is on the rise, ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, announced the online publication of recommendations from a multidisciplinary panel in the Journal ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Children’s Mercy announced Monday that it has developed a “breakthrough” test to help diagnose genetic diseases in children. In a study published in the Journal of the American ...

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses. By Apoorva Mandavilli There were more than ...