The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged parents to stop using any ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula immediately, even if it is mistakenly found for sale in stores or online. Laboratory tests have shown that the formula is contaminated with botulism spores and can make infants...
A new study revealed that children who spend a lot of time on social media may have more trouble concentrating and could be more likely to develop symptoms of ADHD. Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet followed more than 8,000 U.S. children from ages 9-10 to 14. The children reported how much...
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that more parents are refusing vitamin K shots for their newborn babies. The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that all newborns get one vitamin K shot at birth, as babies are born with very low levels of...
In a surprising move, the CDC's vaccine advisory committee faced a wave of criticism on Thursday after attorney Aaron Siri, who's known for taking legal action against federal vaccine policies, gave a presentation on childhood vaccination schedules.
A new study in the journal Pediatrics warns that giving a child a smartphone too early could have harmful effects. To reach this conclusion, the researchers from Children's Hospital Philadelphia, the University of California at Berkeley, and Columbia University looked at the emotional and physical...
Vaccine alliance Gavi and children's agency UNICEF have struck a new pricing deal that will sharply cut the cost of a key malaria vaccine and make it possible to protect nearly seven million additional children by 2030, the agencies announced on Sunday. Under the agreement, the price of the R21/Matrix-M...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced actions to restrict the sale of unapproved ingestible fluoride prescription drug products for children. The agency sent notices to four companies outlining the agency's intention to take enforcement action against those marketing unapproved fluoride-containing...
In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation in 2019 for EMTCT of HIV and syphilis. This makes the Maldives the first country in the world...
According to a recent study, families' attempts to keep their kids from becoming allergic to peanuts can be greatly impacted by giving pediatricians access to basic resources like training videos, parent handouts, and electronic health record prompts.
Towards the end of September, the FDA issued an alert to physicians in the US that the use of acetaminophen, known as Tylenol or paracetamol, by pregnant women may be linked to an increased risk of neurological conditions, such as autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD. It...
A drug originally developed to treat Alzheimer's disease may also help teenagers with autism improve their communication skills, according to a new study. The drug, called memantine (sold under the brand name Namenda), works by blocking brain receptors for glutamate, a chemical messenger that can...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to use artificial intelligence for clinical research on pediatric cancer. The Order instructs the MAHA Commission to work with the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and the Special Advisor for AI and Crypto to develop innovative ways to use advanced technologies such as AI to unlock improved diagnoses, treatments, cures, a
U.S. cases of newborn syphilis increased for the 12th consecutive year in 2024, with nearly 4,000 cases reported, new provisional CDC data show. Newborn syphilis is a deadly but preventable consequence of the nation's ongoing sexually transmitted infections epidemic. In 2024, cases of newborn...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized marketing of the Essilor Stellest eyeglass lenses to correct myopia, commonly referred to as nearsightedness, with or without astigmatism and to slow the progression of the disease in children 6 to 12 years old at the initiation of treatment. "Today's...
The World Health Organization has refuted the Trump administration's claim that the use of acetaminophen by pregnant women may be associated with an increased risk of neurological conditions such as autism and ADHD in children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday initiated the process for a label change for acetaminophen (Tylenol and similar products) to reflect the possible risks ca
May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.