The United States has broken its record for the highest number of measles cases in the country since the disease was eliminated in 2000.

Visits to the Emergency Room for tick bites this summer are spiking well above those of previous years, Centers for Disease ...

Micah Clayborne was diagnosed with Danon disease, a rare condition, after complaining of chest pains. He needed a heart ...

Immune disorders are a leading cause of morbidity and long-term health challenges among children worldwide. Recent decades ...

A new study says the health of children in the United States has deteriorated​ over the past 17 years, with kids today being more likely to have chronic diseases and mental health problems.

Children in the US are significantly more likely to suffer from a chronic disease than those in other rich countries, a ...

E376,Causal Agent Beech leaf disease (BLD) is caused by an invasive nematode Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii (Lcm; Figure 1). Nematodes are microscopic roundworms. Most nematodes are free-living, ...

Background: Ustekinumab is used off-label in pediatric Crohn’s disease refractory to anti-tumor necrosis factor. Data on optimal dosing, target trough levels, and potential benefit of therapeutic drug ...

Conclusion The Brazilian cohort study on the link between exanthematous diseases and early-onset Type 1 Diabetes 1, provides valuable new insights into the role of childhood infections in the early ...

Australian researchers have developed lab-grown heart tissues that closely mimic adult heart muscle, a breakthrough for treating genetic heart diseases in children. Created from human stem cells, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — In the time before widespread vaccination, devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health ...

A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists say.