Why Do Kids Get Sick When They Go Back to School? Introduction It seems that every year, young children head off to school after summer break and then just as quickly get sick and have to spend a few ...

The topic of whether children should be allowed to take a “sick day” from school when they are not actually ill has sparked a lively debate among parents.

Ava Langenhop was always sick. From "the time she was born," she was "just a sick baby," the 9-year-old's mother, Alicia Langenhop, told CBS News. She'd catch any cough or cold. Before she was two ...

For children facing serious medical conditions, the hospital can be a confusing and scary place. Unfamiliar people, weird machines, and strange sounds can be startling and uncomfortable. Which is why ...

Sick days at home with kids require a lot of energy — both the mental kind required of parents trying to balance working from home and playing another episode of Paw Patrol and getting another glass ...

Children head back to school in August even as the Covid-19 delta variant makes its rounds. For reasons that aren’t fully understood, kids do not get as sick from Covid-19 as adults do. The role of ...