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Child advocates warn that Senate Republicans’ latest proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act could threaten child welfare funding. Cuts to Medicaid,…
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Organizers for Pittsburgh's International Children’s Film Festival say they want to expand the worldview of children through film and other programs.The…
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Allegheny County Council approved on Wednesday a proposed mandate to perform blood lead level testing on all children between 9 and 12 months of age and…
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Allegheny County could become the first in the state to require all children to be tested for high lead levels in their blood.The county Board of Health…
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UPDATE: Dec. 13, 2017:This week, the state legislature approved a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks. The current law allows abortions up to 24…
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The benefits of treating ear infections with antibiotics for 10 days far outweighs any benefit associated with reducing a child’s exposure to the…
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Dominic “Mickey” Sgro leaned on the back of a highly adaptive, metallic pink bicycle shaking his head. His friend is bragging on him again.“I think what…
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In developing nations, acute intestinal diseases and respiratory infections are deadly.In the United States, the same viruses are the most likely culprit…
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United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania is partnering with a dozen local organizations to focus on the academic and social needs of kids.Since the…
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An analysis of pediatric clinical trials found that the results of almost a third of studies that were finished weren't published in medical journals. The lapses raise scientific and ethical concerns.