New Study Finds Steroid For Acute Asthma Attacks Helps Patients, Parents And...
In this edition of Vital Signs, treating children with asthma. Doctors usually choose between two steroids to treat acute attacks that require a hospital stay. But a new study in the " Journal of...
View ArticleHow To Buy Toys That Are Fun -- And Safe
Choosing-poorly designed toys or toys that aren’t age-appropriate for your child can lead to more harm than fun.
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About Super Lice
Head lice is a common problem among kids. The CDC estimates the parasitic insects infest between six and 12-million children, ages three to 11, each year. But Texas and at least 24 other states have...
View ArticleTexas Slips To 43rd Nationally In Child Well-Being Report
A much-watched annual report shows Texas slipping two spots to 43rd in a national ranking of the top states to be a kid.
View ArticleChildren's Health Turning To Startups To Reach Kids Outside The Hospital
For decades, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas has partnered with academic institutions, working within their own system to come up with ways to care for sick patients. Now, the model is shifting....
View ArticleWant Healthier Kids? Let Them Eat Dirt
Last month, the FDA banned the sale of soaps that contained certain antibacterial chemicals. Today on Think, Krys Boyd talked with microbiologist Brett Finlay about the problem with using these soaps ,...
View ArticleWhat Do Professional Clowns Think About The 'Creepy Clown' Sightings?
Reports of creepy clown sightings have rippled across the country over the last few weeks – and almost all of them have been debunked as hoaxes. For some professional clowns, it’s been a challenging time.
View ArticleAFM: Another Outbreak Of The 'Polio-like' Illness In Texas And Other States
After a downturn in 2015, a rare disease affecting the nervous system is on the rise again. The CDC says 89 cases of acute flaccid myelitis has been confirmed this year in 33 states, including Texas....
View ArticleNew Dallas Clinic Provides Foster Children Consistent Medical, Mental Health...
Last year, a federal judge declared the Texas foster care system broken. That’s no small-scale problem. There are more than 30,000 children in Texas foster care each year, and national studies indicate...
View ArticleHow Do You Prevent Peanut Allergies? Early Exposure Could Help
One of the most common and potentially life-threatening food allergies, peanut allergy tends to develop in childhood and is usually lifelong. But new recommendations offer the chance to reduce the risk...
View ArticleThe Reason You Can't Find All-Natural Cotton Nightgowns For Girls Goes Back...
A cotton nightgown for your child seems like a pretty simple thing to track down. But it wasn't for John Rodakis, a dad living in Dallas. He’d heard about dangerous chemicals once common in kids...
View Article400,000 Texas Kids Could Lose Health Insurance. Congress Has Two Weeks To...
A federal program that provides health insurance for about 390,000 Texas children must be reauthorized by Congress by the end of the month.
View ArticleTexas Will Run Out Of CHIP Money Sooner Than Expected Because Of Hurricane...
Advocates say Texas will run out of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program sooner than they thought. The program, which Congress failed to reauthorize last month, covers nearly 400,000...
View ArticleChildren's Health Program In Texas Is Weeks Away From 'Chaos,' Advocates Warn
The families of roughly 400,000 children in Texas could be receiving letters from state officials in a matter of weeks, letting them know their health care is ending.
View ArticleReport From Children's Health Details State Of Poverty, Education Among North...
One in five North Texas children lives in poverty, according to a report released Tuesday from Children’s Health.
View ArticleFor The 1 In 5 North Texas Kids In Poverty, It's Harder To Get To The Doctor,...
One in five North Texas children lives in poverty, and more than a quarter million are hungry as their parents struggle to feed them. Those are just a few statistics from a recent 97-page report issued...
View ArticleIf Congress Doesn't Fund CHIP, Thousands Of Pregnant Texans Will Lose Health...
If Congress doesn’t reauthorize funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) soon, it's not just Texas children who could lose access to health insurance; thousands of pregnant women...
View ArticleStates Sound Warning That Kids' Health Insurance Is At Risk
This week, Colorado became the first state to notify families that children who receive health insurance through the Children's Health Insurance Program are in danger of losing their coverage. Nearly 9...
View ArticleAfter Months In Limbo For Children's Health Insurance, Huge Relief Over Deal
When parts of the federal government ground to halt this past weekend, Linda Nablo, who oversees the Children's Health Insurance Program in Virginia , had two letters drafted and ready to go out to the...
View ArticleResearch On Screen Time And Kids Is Lagging. Here's What Parents Should Know
In 1999, when TVs and desktops dominated, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued its famous recommendation that children use no electronic screens before the age of 2. Then in 2016 came an about...
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