Child welfare agencies are removing children from moms who use weed despite scarce evidence marijuana harms kids in utero or through breastfeeding.

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Wastewater samples have shown elevated levels of a respiratory virus that has been linked to paralysis in some children, according to a report from WastewaterSCAN. Infectious disease experts weigh in.

The majority of parents would give up social media, vacations for life, and even their best friend—all for their child’s ...

A six-year-old girl in Bengaluru died of dengue in less than 48 hours after developing a fever. The parents of the deceased ...

This year's spike in cases marks a return to pre-pandemic levels of this infection, which is also called pertussis.

If your kids get sick with fever, vomiting, and diarrhea they must stay home until symptoms have resolved. They can return ...

A cobblestone throat occurs when inflamed bumps develop in the back of your throat. Infections, allergies, and acid reflux ...

Consider prevention strategies that you and your child's school can follow to help protect your child from the COVID-19 virus.

The room in the Commonwealth Journal office which stores old bound editions of our local newspaper has always been a bit of a ...

Health officials have zeroed in on Kamituga, a remote yet bustling gold mining town of some 300,000 people that attracts ...

Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where myriad existing problems make stemming the spread particularly hard.