Children's Health

The Fashionistas line previously featured dolls with hearing aids, prosthetic limbs and Down syndrome. The CDC says about 2 million Americans, including many children, lived with Type 1 diabetes as of 2021.

The expansion includes four of the hospital’s largest operating rooms, which are designed for advanced neurosurgery and orthopedic needs.

Kids today are more likely to experience obesity, chronic diseases and other problems, researchers say. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has brought children’s health to the forefront of the national policy conversation.

Many children in Florida lack access to routine dental care. According to data from the Florida Department of Health, nearly 1 in 3 third-graders had cavities during the 2021–22 school year.

The Trump administration announced it would withhold $6 billion in education grants to schools and education groups throughout the country to review whether they align with the president's priorities.

The Shriners Children’s Research Institute will research cell and gene therapies, robotics, artificial intelligence and medical devices.

Congress is close to cutting at least $200 billion from SNAP over 10 years and shifting some of the remaining costs to states. A single mom in Tampa says that would impact her ability to feed her kids.

School districts will be mandated under new law to provide low-cost electrocardiograms to student-athletes in Grades 9-12. The tests can detect deadly heart conditions.

According to the CDC, heat-related deaths in the U.S. doubled from 1999 to 2023, with 21,518 deaths recorded during that period.

As state officials anticipate Medicaid cuts that could strip resources for those with disabilities and chronic health conditions, an army of unpaid caregivers waits in the wings: children.

The numbers highlight an oft-overlooked dilemma: Autism makes swimming instruction all the more necessary but, often, all the more difficult to get.

Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Health.