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Health Lab
A recent national poll found that parents may not always turn to their child's doctor for advice on vaccinating their children.
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Health Lab
Experts share tech savvy ways to better manage and control social media use on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for youth, teens and kids.
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Health Lab
Youth ages 14-24 often use strategies to regulate social media use, from time limits to changing settings.
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Health Lab
How you can prevent infection and look for more serious symptoms of RSV.
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Brain connection study shows that socioeconomic factors, including at-home enrichment, are associated with widespread differences in children’s brain connections.
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DBS treatment has more commonly been used in adults with epilepsy but is now helping children like Rylan improve their quality of life.
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Many parents aren’t sure how to dispose unused medicines, one in five think it’s unsafe to take medicine past the expiration date, national poll suggests.
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After years spent searching for the cause of her leg pain, the now 16-year-old is on the mend.
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Without hesitation, a father and mother both individually donate a kidney to each of their two children who were in desperate need.
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More injuries and deaths from firearms, including guns and rifles, could be prevented if parents and others took steps to lock weapons up, report problem behavior and teach children safety
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Hudson Gazsi was diagnosed with leukemia at age 5. To lift Hudson’s spirits, Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson sent him a personalized video.
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Health Lab Podcast
Regional hospitals offer communities tools to improve disaster preparation for children, particularly those with health needs and disabilities.
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Health Lab
Regional hospitals offer communities tools to improve disaster preparation for children, particularly those with health needs and disabilities.
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Medical student shares journey with painful disease disproportionately affecting African Americans and why she wants to help others.
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A newborn baby who underwent complex brain procedures grows to be a healthy young boy with a “heart of gold."