children

A toddler died from an E. coli infection, and three other children fell ill with the same disease, after visiting the San Diego County Fair last month.

Mothers who eat a high-fiber diet in pregnancy may lower the risk of celiac disease in their children, a new study suggests.

Human birth canals are a tight fit for infants' big heads.

It's not nearly as nonsensical as it may seem.

In August 2018, a baby boy was born in Tokyo weighing only 9.45 ounces (268 grams) — about the weight of a bag of potato chips.

An unusual X-ray shows a cartoonish heart seemingly floating in a child's esophagus.

The pressure caused by flying at altitude is particularly difficult to bear for babies and toddlers.

A serious birth defect is on the rise in the United States, and a new report suggests it may be linked to opioid use.

Thousands of years ago, young students still had to do their homework.

This is the first reported sighting of Chinese researcher Jiankui He since his appearance at a conference in November.