A Sayre Freshman who survived life-saving heart surgery as a newborn is now leading her school's participation in the ...

Most kids go without clear liquids at least three times longer than guidelines recommend prior to undergoing surgery, researchers wrote in a new study. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Most kids go ...

It's a narrative almost two decades in the making, even if Carli Tourdot, a child life specialist at Mayo Clinic, didn't always know it would one day become a book.

A surgery that helps 7- to 10-year-olds with cerebral palsy walk also helps older kids and teens with the condition, a groundbreaking study shows. "We had thought that the older kids would not do as ...

A desperate family turned to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where the team created a first-of-its-kind intervention ...

Scarlett and Ximena Hernandez Ambriz were born conjoined at the pelvis in 2016 alongside their triplet, Catalina, who was not ...

Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new ...

Nonprofit Mending Kids looks to offer services to children in Four Corners A nonprofit organization that provides free surgery for children whose families do not have adequate financial means or ...

For many children with scoliosis, bracing is a crucial intervention that can avert the progression of spinal deformities. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Joshua Speirs, MD, outlines how braces are ...

Most kids go without clear liquids at least three times longer than guidelines recommend prior to surgery, a new study says. About 4 out of 5 children and infants (79%) are on liquid fasts far longer ...