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Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
Parents, Arm Your Kids Against COVID-19 With Good Hand-Washing Habits
Parents, Don't Worry if Baby's Sleep Is Erratic
Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
People Mount Strong Immune Responses to Coronavirus, Boding Well for a Vaccine
People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19
People's 'Microbiomes' Might Influence COVID-19 Severity: Study
Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors
Pfizer Vaccine Is 90% Effective 3 Weeks After First Shot, Early Study Shows
Pfizer's COVID Vaccine Shows 'Robust' Results in Early Trial
'Pink Eye' Often a Symptom of COVID-19, and Infection Via Tears Possible
Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Poll Finds Many Americans Heeding Advice on Coronavirus
Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids
Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids
Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Preemies' Impaired Immune Systems Quickly Catch Up: Study
Pregnancy Complications Raise Future Odds of Preterm Birth: Study
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Prior Exposure to Common Cold Won't Shield You From COVID: Study
Probiotics: Be Wary of Online Claims
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Fight Severe COVID-19, Early Data Show
Saliva Equals Nasal Swab for COVID Test Accuracy
Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
Schools Can Reopen Safely If Precautions in Place, Australian Study Shows
Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
Scientists Discover Why Blood Type May Matter for COVID Infection
Scientists Report First Case of Recurring Guillain-Barre Tied to COVID
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms
Seizures After Vaccination Don't Affect Kids' Development: Study
Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing
Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
Shorter COVID Quarantine for College Athletes a Good Idea, Study Finds
Should You Send Your Kid to Summer Camp? Expert Offers Advice
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
'Silent' COVID-19 More Widespread Than Thought
'Silent' COVID-19 Produces as Much Virus as in Patients With Symptoms: Study
Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19
Singing Without a Face Mask Can Spread COVID-19
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Skip Costume Contact Lenses This Halloween
Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Sleepless Babies May Face Emotional Troubles as Kids
Small Risk of Autism Seen in Babies Born Preterm and Post-Term
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Smartphone Apps Might Track, Slow Spread of COVID-19
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Southern California Is Origin of New COVID-19 Variant
Speech Alone May Spread COVID-19, Study Shows
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Spotting Which Hospital Patients With Coronavirus Face Greatest Death Risk
Standard Methods Rid Hospital Rooms of Coronavirus, Slashing Transmission Rates
States Start to Loosen Restrictions as U.S. COVID Cases Level Off
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Steroids Other Than Dexamethasone May Also Help Battle COVID-19
Straight Talk From Front-Line Experts on Wearing a Mask
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Studies Show COVID-19 Can Infect and Harm Digestive Organs
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study Questions Need to Wait Days to Give Baby New Foods
Study Reveals How Coronavirus Travels Indoors
Study Sheds Light on Why COVID-19 Hits Elderly Hardest
Study Shows Social Distancing Does Cut Your Odds for COVID-19
Study Shows Young COVID Survivors Can Get Reinfected
Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Suicidal Thoughts Among Young Kids Higher Than Believed
Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums
Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn
Teachers Main Drivers of School COVID Outbreaks, So Vaccinations Needed: Study
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
That Cough or Sneeze Behind You Might Not Be COVID: Study
The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
The Germs on Your Toothbrush Can Reveal Your Health
'The Lockdowns Worked,' Experts Say, But Did America Reopen Too Soon?
The Other Side of COVID-19: Milder Cases, Healthy Recovery
There's Bad News, Good News on Coronavirus' Spread in Cats
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips to Making a Highly Effective COVID Mask at Home
Today's Homeless Are Getting 'Trench Fever,' Infamous from WW I
Too Little Vitamin D Might Raise Odds of Coronavirus Infection
Too Much 'Screen Time' Could Slow Your Toddler's Language Skills: Study
Touching Your Face Is a Coronavirus Danger: Tips to Help You Stop
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Toxic Metals Might Affect Pregnancy, Study Finds
Track Viruses, Not Animal Carriers, to Prevent Future Pandemics
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Trump Was Much Sicker With COVID-19 Than Was Revealed
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Very Little Spread of Coronavirus at Kids' Day Camps: Study
Very Low COVID Infection Rate Among Dental Hygienists: Study
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
What Does a Self-Quarantine Look Like?
What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19
What Was More Deadly for New Yorkers – COVID-19 or the 1918 Flu?
What Will COVID-19 Look Like Years From Now?
What You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine
What You Need to Know About the New Variant of COVID-19
What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
What's the Best DIY Face Mask Against COVID-19?
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
Who's Most at Risk From Coronavirus?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Does 'Mono' Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Your 2nd Dose of COVID Vaccine Is Likely to Feel Worse
Why Your Kids' Playground Is Unsafe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Will Expelled Droplets Spread COVID? Ventilation May Be Key
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
With Coronavirus a Threat, Stop Wearing Contact Lenses
With Safety Steps, Moms Unlikely to Pass COVID-19 to Newborns: Study
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Your Blood Type May Predict Your Risk For Severe COVID-19
Your Eyewear and COVID-19 Safety
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Guide to a Safe and Happy Halloween
You've Got Tens of Thousands of Virus Species Living in Your Gut
You've Had Your COVID Vaccine: Here's What to Expect After
Zika Epidemic Was More Widespread Than Thought: Study
Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected
Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays
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