The summer of 2021 is a season of mandates, with rules requiring masks and vaccines reemerging as the pandemic’s latest cultural and political flash point.
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Children’s mental health badly harmed by pandemic. Therapy is hard to find.
There aren’t enough psychiatrists, psychologists, developmental pediatricians or school psychologists to care for these kids, experts say.
I had no idea how to talk to my children about a loved one’s death. I’m not alone.
Parents can’t protect their kids from seeing or hearing about death, especially during the pandemic. Experts offer some advice on the best ways to explain such tragedies.
Fears over their food allergies can lead kids to shun normal childhood events
The Food Allergy Bravery Clinic helps children — and their parents — cope with their anxieties.
For years, I feared that I’d outlive my daughter. And then science did something amazing.
Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that slowly destroys the lungs beginning in childhood, has no cure. After years of work, new treatments are changing the dire prognosis for many.
Children’s firearms injuries jumped during the pandemic last year, study says
Nearly 800 firearm-related hospital visits occurred in the first six months of the covid-19 outbreak, researchers say, up from a median of 570 visits in the preceding three years.
Not just the rich. Body dysmorphia, eating disorders affect in greater ways those in lower socioeconomic levels.
The researchers argue that their findings show more studies should focus on people in diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
DeSantis blames Florida’s surge on ‘covid season.’ That’s misleading, experts say.
Since the start of June, the state reported 2.8 million new cases, or about 13 percent of the population — compared with the national average of 11 percent. The state’s 7-day average has continued to rise, topping 20,000 this week for the first time si…
A Florida mother held her newborn one time. Ten days later, she died from covid-19.
Kristen McMullen’s aunt is sharing her story in the hope that people — especially pregnant women — take safety measures during the pandemic.
CDC backs third vaccine dose for immunocompromised people
Additional doses could be available as soon as this weekend.
