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• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say
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• Case Study Examines What's Behind Severe Kids' Illness After COVID-19
• Cats, Dogs and Snakebite: One Pet Has an Advantage
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• Child Care Stresses, Hunger Are Harming U.S. Families During Pandemic
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• COVID in Kids: The Most Telling Symptoms
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• COVID-19 May Strike More Cats Than Believed
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• COVID-19 Still Rare in Kids, But Far From Harmless: Study
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• Cyberbullying Could Rise During Lockdown, But Parents Can Stop It
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• Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds
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• Give Your Family the Gift of Regular Exercise
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• How Divorce Harms Kids, and How to Lessen That Harm
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• How One Very Ill Infant Survived COVID-19
• How Pets Can Be True Lifesavers for Seniors
• How the Pandemic Is Changing Summer Camp
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• Immune System Clues to Why COVID Is Easier on Kids
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• Keeping Coronavirus Anxiety at Bay
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• Kids' ER Visits for Injuries Rose During Lockdown, While Non-Injury Cases Fell
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• Kids Get Mild COVID-19 Symptoms, But Chance of Transmission High: Study
• Kids Highly Likely to Transmit Coronavirus to Others: Study
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• Kids Raised by Grandparents More Likely to Pile on Pounds: Study
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• Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills
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• Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19
• Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
• Kids With Special Needs Struggling to Receive Good Care During Pandemic
• Kids, Teens Usually Have Mild COVID-19 Infections, Rarely Fatal Ones: Study
• Late Bedtimes in Preschool Years Could Bring Weight Gain
• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
• Let Your Baby Cry It Out
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• To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass
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