The prevalence of chronic conditions has risen to unprecedented levels over the past 20 years, with nearly one in three young ...

A first-of-its-kind DNA database could help “further transform” understanding of childhood illnesses and personality traits, ...

According to healthychildren.org, childhood vaccines consistently remain at very high and beneficial levels of safety and efficacy.

POLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.

As the measles outbreak in the U.S. spreads, experts fear that other preventable diseases, including polio, rubella, and mumps, could return. Here’s what you can do to stay safe.

Preventable childhood diseases, especially measles, are making a comeback across Central Asia and the Caucasus. Vaccine ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation's new top health official, could further erode already falling U.S. vaccination rates against once-common childhood diseases, health policy experts said.

A simple genomics blood test could improve treatment and care for childhood epilepsy, but more investment is needed to make access fair and securely join up the data, finds a new study.

A Suffolk County child has tested positive for measles, the third infection statewide this year, New York health officials ...