Researchers have also detected microplastics in drinking water, household dust, oceans, and even human tissues and organs.

Preterm birth and low birth weight remain major contributors to neonatal death and long-term developmental challenges.

Health officials recommended the vaccine at an earlier age amid a measles outbreak. Officials said nearly 2,400 babies were ...

A new investigation from ProPublica has people once again talking about vitamin K shots for newborns. Here's what to know.

May 30, 2025 – The FDA has approved the first-ever meningococcal vaccine for babies as young as 6 weeks old. Sanofi Pasteur’s quadrivalent MenQuadfi shot was first cleared in 2020 for adults and ...

Our earliest years are a time of rapid learning, yet we typically cannot recall specific experiences from that period—a phenomenon known as infantile amnesia. A new study published in Science on ...

Homeless infants are known to have poor birth outcomes, but the longitudinal impact of homelessness on health, health care use, and health spending during the early years of life has received little ...

According to the complaint, the infants were selected for experimental testing tied to RSV vaccine development later used in ...

After a large-scale exposure, health department developed a protocol for statewide use ...

Acid reflux is a condition in which stomach contents and acid flow back up into the throat and esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that connects the throat and stomach. It’s a common problem in ...