children's health

Teen dies from ‘brain-eating amoeba’ just days after young girl succumbs to same rare infection

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Carolina teenager has died from a rare and often fatal infection caused by an amoeba found...

North Carolina warns mobile petting zoo visitors of rabies exposure after baby goats test positive

North Carolina2 weeks ago

North Carolina warns mobile petting zoo visitors of rabies exposure after baby goats test positive

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! North Carolina health officials are urging people who touched baby goats at a mobile petting zoo to contact...

Eating less of common ingredient early in life may slash cancer risk decades later

Health3 weeks ago

Eating less of common ingredient early in life may slash cancer risk decades later

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Limiting sugar consumption during the first 1,000 days of life, from conception through a child’s second birthday, may...

Louisiana girl, 8, dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba linked to lake swim

Health3 weeks ago

Louisiana girl, 8, dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba linked to lake swim

Flesh-eating bacteria found in US waters, expert warns Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel warns beachgoers about the rise of Vibrio vulnificus, a deadly...

Detransitioners reveal how doctors pushed them toward life-altering treatment as teens

Politics1 month ago

Detransitioners reveal how doctors pushed them toward life-altering treatment as teens

Trump admin ends federal funding for youth trans treatments The Trump administration ends federal funding for youth gender transition treatments as CMS Chief Dr. Mehmet Oz...

Birth order linked to 150 health conditions in study of 10 million American siblings

Health1 month ago

Birth order linked to 150 health conditions in study of 10 million American siblings

New study links birth order to distinct health patterns Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel analyzes a study of 10 million children indicating that...

4-year-old dies after suffering electrical shock from clothes dryer inside Kansas home

Kansas1 month ago

4-year-old dies after suffering electrical shock from clothes dryer inside Kansas home

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 4-year-old child died in a “tragic accident” last Thursday after being electrocuted by a clothes dryer, according...

Early eating habits could have lasting effects on dementia risk, study suggests

Health1 month ago

Early eating habits could have lasting effects on dementia risk, study suggests

Limiting sugar in early childhood linked to lower dementia risk Fox News medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel breaks down a groundbreaking study from the American Academy...

Measles surge hits new milestone as US cases surpass last year’s total

Health2 months ago

Measles surge hits new milestone as US cases surpass last year’s total

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Measles has reemerged as a persistent public health challenge in the U.S. over the past two years —...

Microwaved squishy toy explodes onto boy’s face and chest amid viral trend, causing horrific burns