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Tag: Children and Childhood

Homicides of Children Soared in the Pandemic’s First Year, CDC Reports

As the pandemic spread across the United States in 2020, the number of children who were killed rose precipitously, as did the number injured...

Epic Games, Creator of Fortnite, to Pay $520 Million Over Children’s Privacy

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced a $520 million settlement with Epic Games, the developer of popular video games like Fortnite and Fall...

Flu and RSV Increase Demand for Antibiotics and Antivirals

Although the shortage of amoxicillin, especially its liquid and chewable forms, has proved frustrating for pharmacists, doctors and parents whose children have grown accustomed...

With Anxiety On the Rise, Some Children Try ‘Exposure Therapy’

CRANSTON, R.I. — Audrey Pirri, 16, had been terrified of vomiting since she was a toddler. She worried every time she shared a meal...

Race Question in Supreme Court Adoption Case Unnerves Tribes

Both the Navajo and the Brackeens appealed. A state appellate court ordered a new trial.Meanwhile, the federal case made its tortuous way through two...

Scientists Are Gaining On RSV, a Persistent Threat to Children

“We think we have a vaccine that really can be a very important solution to prevent serious respiratory disease associated with R.S.V. in older...

When Teens Find Misinformation, These Teachers Are Ready

Between lessons about the Revolutionary War and the functions of Congress, juniors in several history and U.S. government classes at Palmer High School in...

How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic

ORINDA, Calif. — They waved signs that read “Defeat the mandates” and “No vaccines.” They chanted “Protect our kids” and “Our kids, our choice.”Almost...

A Polish Priest’s War Against Abortion Focuses on Helping Single Mothers

SZCZECIN, Poland — Abortion has been banned in Poland for 29 years, but that has done little to prevent women from finding access to...

At a Boarding School in Ukraine, Displaced Children Long for Home

LVIV, Ukraine — In the arched dining hall of a former boarding school in Lviv, Kamila Horbachova and other teenage girls set out dishes,...

Puberty Starts Earlier Than It Used To. No One Knows Why.

Several factors are most likely contributing at once. And many of these issues disproportionately impact lower-income families, which may partly explain the racial differences...

Moderna Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response in Children 6 to 11

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine elicits a strong immune response in children aged 6 to 11, researchers reported on Wednesday — another signpost in what has...

Few Transgender Children Change Their Minds After 5 Years, Study Finds

Young children who transition to a new gender with social changes — taking on new names, pronouns, haircuts and clothing — are likely to...

War in Ukraine Disrupts Education of Millions of Children

KRAKOW, Poland — Across Ukraine, kindergartens have been bombed, elementary schools have been converted into shelters and in some cities like Mariupol, their grounds...

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