We’ve created a generation — parents and children alike — paralyzed by numerators without denominators. A single alarming ...

Children’s toymaker FoloToy says it’s pulling its AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma” after a safety group found that the cuddly companion was giving wildly inappropriate and even dangerous responses, ...

While many see exclusion from the Department of Education's list of professional degrees as a loss of status and access, others say it can pare debt.

By analysing nationally representative diet data, researchers show that food additives rarely occur alone, with children and ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Poorly controlled thyroid disease with persistent imbalance across trimesters is associated with an increased risk for autism ...

Process contaminants are chemical byproducts found in many foods and linked to serious health risks. Here are ways to limit your intake and potential harms.

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Social media challenges and trends can endanger young people. A new service aims to provide timely information about trends ...

The U.S. is in the grips of a botulism outbreak tied to a premium infant formula brand. Dozens of babies have been affected as of November 19. All the reported cases of the paralyzing bacterial ...

Background While maternal depression and anxiety have been linked to adverse childhood respiratory outcomes, the role of ...

Fourteen years after the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) first put a school district in ...