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Topic: Childrens Health

A close-up of a spoon filled with colorful, loop-shaped cereal is surrounded by more vibrant cereal pieces. (Getty Images / Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography)

Removing food dyes is not a panacea

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Macro eye close up. (Anastassiya Bezhekeneva / Getty Images)

Are screens behind poor vision epidemic?

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Diet of a pea on a plate (Getty Images/ziquiu)

We need better eating disorder treatment

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Former Republican presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks ahead of a live interview with US commentator Tucker Carlson and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, during the finale of the Tucker Carlson Live Tour at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on October 31, 2024. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

RFK Jr. will erode children's health

Nicole Karlis
Supporters embrace following US Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's trans threats alarm queer people

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Children watch as demonstrators protest bills HB 1686 and SB 14 during a 'Fight For Our Lives' rally at the Texas State Capitol on March 27, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Texas doctors sued for trans health care

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Father holding his son hand walking him back to school, boy is wearing protective face mask and carry a backpack in his shoulders. (Getty Images/Juanmonino)

Back to school for long COVID kids

Nicole Karlis
Sad little boy at home (Getty Images/kieferpix)

FDA failing children with rare disease

Matthew Ellinwood
4 year old little boy sleeping with his cuddly toy in his bed (Getty Images/Catherine Delahaye)

More parents giving kids melatonin

Nicole Karlis
A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine at his practice. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Massive measles outbreak may occur in UK

Rae Hodge
Sick little boy suffering from cold (Getty Images/PeopleImages)

Are kids really getting sick more often?

Nicole Karlis
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