Tag: Children
F.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Shots for Children as Young as 6 Months
The move broadens access to the reformulated shots, but only a small fraction of the country’s youngest children are likely to get one of the new dose [...]
Children interview Sir Keir Starmer about the cost of living crisis
"Would the cost of living crisis be so bad if Labour were in charge?"As part of a special series Newsround is giving kids the opportunity to speak to [...]
Increased demand for ADHD medication straining U.S. health-care system
Stories about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, have been having a resurgence in the social media zeitgeist the past several years, a [...]
Alito Teases Kagan About Dating Sites and Black Children in K.K.K. Outfits
Monday’s Supreme Court arguments involved many hypothetical scenarios. A few riffs provoked snickers in the generally serious chamber.
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What is Strep A, scarlet fever, the disease infecting UK children?
Streptococcus A — or Group A Strep (GAS) — is a bacterial infection of the throat or skin, which typically arises during the winter months.Halfpoint I [...]
Why flu season is so bad this year
If it seems like everyone around you is getting sick, you're not imagining it. The flu season is hitting the United States unusually early and much ha [...]
The high stakes in a Supreme Court case about American Indian children, Brackeen v. Haaland
For much of its history, the United States pursued a kind of cultural genocide against American Indians. American Indian children were often rounde [...]
Suella Braverman facing legal action over Manston children safety
The home secretary is facing a potentially major court battle over safety of women and children.
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Jamie Oliver: Give more children free school meals
The chef says he is "up for the fight" if the government does not seek to improve children's health.
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Moderna asks FDA to authorize omicron Covid boosters for children as young as 6 years old
Following CDC approval for vaccination of children aged 6 months to 5 years, 4 year-old Eleanor Kahn sits with her father Alex, as nurse Jillian Merce [...]
How Poverty Programs Aided Children From One Generation to the Next
For families in West Virginia, which has had especially sharp drops in child poverty over the past three decades, the shift has played out in ways not [...]
How to plan for children if you don’t get paid parental leave benefits
After boosting paid parental leave during the pandemic, many companies are now cutting or reducing the popular employee benefit. In 2022, organizatio [...]
Food Insecurity for Families With Children Reached Two-Decade Low in 2021
The decline can be attributed to an expansion of government assistance for families and children.
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Universal free school meals begin in Wales for youngest children
Moves for all children to get free lunches are criticised for including millionaire families.
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Indian health advisory for rare virus infecting children
Tomato flu — so called due to the painful red blisters it produces — has so far been detected in more than 100 children across three states since the [...]