Parents in southwest Detroit feel the sting of lacking child care options. Advocates say the state should do more to get more ...

Parents, check your child’s Inkari plush alpaca toys—about 64,000 have been recalled after reports that the eyes can detach, ...

While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare—about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S.—the survival rate when it happens outside of a hospital is estimated to be under 20%.

A new consumer safety report warns several AI-powered toys marketed to young children are providing unsafe guidance, explicit ...

The tragic death of a two-year-old boy at a Sochi nursery school has sparked an investigation involving five individuals.

Parents and policymakers face urgent questions about how new digital assistants influence kids’ wellbeing, a child services expert writes.

When armed agents stormed Rayito de Sol, a Spanish-immersion daycare, parents like Maria Guzman say their children witnessed ...

Earlier this year, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn created a first-of-its-kind drug customized to a unique genetic mutation to save an infant named Baby KJ from dying of a ...

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The weight loss medicines are proving to be a test case for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, in straddling ...

Penn and CHOP researchers want to develop urea cycle disorder treatments using CRISPR gene-editing therapy. Get unlimited access to Inquirer.com and The Inquirer App, plus 5 articles each month to ...