Children's Health

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Seizures in children could trigger brain networks linked to autism

What's in your genome? Parents-to-be want to know

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Children's Health

Do boozy Instagram posts prompt teens to drink? Penn research shows connection

In praise of stay safe rules: Memories from a 'free-range' childhood

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Children's Health

Don't make these summer safety missteps

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Protecting our children from E. coli as outbreak worsens

'You disgust me' – examining the impact of verbal abuse on children

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The importance of health insurance for children

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Children's Health

My toddler stopped walking and it was terrifying: educating parents on a toxic synovitis diagnosis

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Penn State's THON raises $10.2 million for pediatric cancer research

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New blood and urine tests can detect autism in children

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Children's Health

Help your child to survive cold and flu season

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Children's Health

Local exposure to Pennsylvania fracking sites impacts health of newborns

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Jimmy Kimmel brings infant son onstage, urges Congress to renew CHIP

Pa. health officials visit CHOP to share new opioid guidelines

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'No secret' families help protect children from sexual abuse

Philly-area teacher will soon have a new class: the orphans of Haiti

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Children's Health

The lead poisoning problem in America

Children's Health

Experts explain why lead found in fidget spinners is no idle threat

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Children's Health

Your baby should get the flu shot and you should, too

Children's Health

Open your mouth and say goo-goo: dentists treating ever-younger patients

Stranger danger: Helping babies overcome social anxiety

Mom shaming: Six in 10 mothers have experienced this. But why?

Raising a kind, confident boy who pursues his dreams

Children's Health

Language dance: The importance of talking to your young child

Smartphones and babies: Why you should keep your little one away from your phone

The tragedy of dry and secondary drowning

CHOP, once again, scores big on U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Children's Hospitals'

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Children's Health

Philadelphia releases final report on prevention of childhood lead exposure

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The positive power of predictability

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Children's Health

Troubling trend: Pennsylvania children who drink somewhat regularly

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Parents of sick children fear trap if states have say on ‘preexisting conditions’

New rule requires Pennsylvania students to be vaccinated with 5 days of school start

Studies: Taking antidepressants during pregnancy doesn’t increase child’s risk of autism, ADHD

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Teething trouble: Fussiness, sleepless nights and (worst of all) a baby in pain

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Children's Health

Flu vaccine can prevent half of flu-related deaths in children, CDC study suggests

Devon Still celebrates two years of daughter being cancer-free

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Safe sleeping and SIDS fears

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