Health Concerns

Raising kids can mean dealing with health concerns you've never experienced before. Find answers to your questions about common kid ailments here.

emergency room child
When Should I Take My Child to the Emergency Room?
Mother and sick child
When Can My Baby Take Tamiflu?
Woman sneezing
Are Allergies Genetic?
Pediatrician looks in girl's mouth.
Sore and Strep Throats in Kids
sick kid in school
How Daycares Avoid Parents Dropping off Sick Kids
Parents usually understand the importance of getting all of the recommended childhood vaccines.
Epidemics and Outbreaks of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Pregnant woman having check-up
How to Protect Your Baby From Group B Strep
Toddlers in Diapers
The Causes of a Toddler's Itchy Anus
Sleeping teen
What Are the Symptoms of Mono in Teens?
throat swab child
What Are the Symptoms of Strep Throat in Kids? And How to Treat Them
Mother caring for sick child in bed
Tips on How to Treat Your Toddler's Cold
Mom Combing Out Head Lice
Should Having Head Lice Keep Kids From Going to School?
flu shot side effects
Side Effects of the Flu Shot in Kids
child drinking juice and eating banana
Does Pedialyte Help With Children's Diarrhea?
Mother checking child's temperature
How to Treat Your Child's Stomach Virus
View of a baby in a diaper
Why Is My Baby's Poop Green?
Father on the phone hugging child
When Should You Call Your Pediatrician?
Mother taking son's temperature
How to Take Care of Your Child When He or She Is Sick
Baby Coughing
How to Recognize the Sound of a Croup Cough in Your Child
A mother suctioning her baby's nose
What to Do If Your Baby Has a Cold
child at doctor
What to Do If Your Child Gets COVID-19
father touching head of a premature baby in incubator
How to Keep Your Premature Baby Healthy During Flu Season
Mother holding child with croup, lying together on a couch at home with fever and running nose
What Is Croup?
A father helping his son blow his nose
What You Need to Know About Immunity Debt and How May It Affect Kids
boy wiping nose
What Are the Differences Between COVID-19 and the Common Cold?
parent swabbing a child's nose
Can I Test My Child at Home for RSV and Flu?
Young man taking narcotic pills
Experts Propose Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids to Children
Doctor talking to a boy before polysomnography (sleep study)
Should I Enroll My Child in a Clinical Trial?
sport concussion
Rapid Eye Test May Hold Key to Youth Concussion Diagnosis, Study Shows
little boy blowing his nose in a field
Allergy Treatment Imperative in Preventing and Treating Asthma in Kids
Hearing aids
Why Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Aren't for Kids
teenage girl with hearing aid doing ceramics
Adolescents With Hearing Loss Should Receive Screenings for Mental Health
person reading a label on over-the-counter medication
FDA: How To Protect Your Family From Fraudulent Flu Products
Father helping child blow nose
What Is the Tomato Flu?
Baby with RSV being treated in a hospital
Promising Pfizer RSV Vaccine for Pregnancy May Protect Newborns
A mother gives her toddler liquid medicine via syringe while sitting at the kitchen table together.
Popular Antibiotic Amoxicillin Facing Shortage Heading Into Winter Months
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What is Rett Syndrome?
Young child sleeping in bed.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Can Lead to Heart Problems in Children
Child receives medication orally through a dropper
Tylenol and Motrin Shortages Leave Parents Searching For Options
Child in bed with a cough
CDC Warns of Virus That Causes Polio-like Symptoms in Kids
Infant is examined by doctor
What Is Parechovirus?
Adderall pills
What You Need to Know About the Adderall Shortage
mom holding baby looks at bottle of medication
Antibiotics Before Age 2 Can Lead to Chronic Conditions, Study Finds
mother and her son sitting on the couch, the son is blowing his nose
RSV Cases Surge Across the U.S., What To Know and How To Protect Your Kids
monkeypox
Should Parents Worry About Mpox?
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