Tag: Children
Tennessee, Delaware to become first states to offer free diapers for Medicaid families
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee will soon become the first state in the country to offer free diapers to…
Lawsuit seeks to block Washington parental rights law that critics call a 'forced outing' measure
SEATTLE -- A school district, a nurse, and civil rights and youth services organizations sued Thursday to block…
Key differences in brain development between autistic boys and girls
A new study led by UC Davis researchers finds widespread differences in brain development between autistic boys and…
New bill will extend citizenship rights to some children born abroad | CBC News
A new government bill tabled in the House of Commons on Thursday would allow Canadians to pass citizenship…
Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Students often throw up or wet themselves when gunfire erupts outside their school in northern…
A rural Ugandan community is a hot spot for sickle cell disease. But one patient gives hope
MBALE, Uganda -- Barbara Nabulo was one of three girls in her family. But when a sister died,…
New tool to boost battle against childhood undernutrition
A new tool developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will help doctors and scientists better…
Whooping cough outbreak reported in eastern Newfoundland | CBC News
Forty-two cases of whooping cough have been reported in eastern Newfoundland since February, according to the provincial health…
More than 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021
An estimated 321,566 children in the United States lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021,…