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New AI Smartphone App Accurately Diagnoses Ear Infections and Prevents Unnecessary Antibiotic Use

An AI-powered application developed by physician-scientists at the University of Pittsburgh in the US could decrease unnecessary antibiotic use in children by diagnosing ear...

New York Medical School Surprises Students with Free Tuition in Perpetuity After $1Billion Gift–WATCH

When a woman was left an inheritance of $1 billion from her late husband, she used it to pay forward the tuition of students...

Molecule in Breast Milk Could Reduce Cerebral Palsy in Infants–By Boosting Brain Matter

About ten percent of babies born 8-weeks prematurely will develop cerebral palsy resulting from infections that damage nerve fibers deep in the brain. While there...

More Physical Activity, Less Screen Time Linked to Better Executive Function in Toddlers

A new study found that 24-month-old children who spent less than 60 minutes looking at screens each day and those who engaged in more...

Study Discovers ‘Hero’ Protein That Helps Repair DNA and Prevent Cancer Like a ‘Guardian of the Genome’

DNA replication and repair happens thousands of times a day in the human body and most of the time, people don’t notice when things...

School Closures During Lockdowns Slashed Rates of Mysterious Fever That Causes Heart Disease in Kids

School closures due to Covid lockdowns resulted in much lower rates of the mysterious fever that causes heart disease in kids, according to new...

Why Do Animals Play? Because They Need To Play – Just Like Children Do

As much as it’s a time for growing and learning, childhood is also a time for unabashed joy. Pastimes like careening down a snowy...

Autism Therapy For Infants May Reduce Likelihood of Later Diagnosis

An Australian team has developed the world's first behavior therapy shown to reduce autism spectrum disorder-like behavior enough in infants to avoid, through improvement,...

First Neonatal Wearable Could Provide Real-time Detection of Jaundice and Vital Signs

Researchers in Japan have developed the first wearable devices to precisely monitor jaundice, a yellowing of the skin caused by elevated bilirubin levels in...

Passing at Age 103, Actor Kirk Douglas Gives Away Entire $61 Million Dollar Fortune to Charities

Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas passed away at 103 and left his entire $61 million dollar fortune to causes like St. Lawrence University and Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

A Republican Red State Banned Discredited LGBTQ ‘Conversion Therapy’ as Destructive

Utah became the 19th state to ban controversial LGBTQ conversion therapy after Republicans in both houses and the governor passed the ban last month.

Researchers Find Dozens of Non-Oncology Drugs That Can Also Kill Cancer Cells

The researchers were “surprised” to find that there are dozens of FDA-approved drugs that also have underlying anti-cancer properties.

In Groundbreaking First, Doctors Say They Have Cured Several Infants of ‘Bubble Boy’ Disease

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking new gene therapy treatment for infants born with the life-threatening “bubble boy” disease.

Unvaccinated Women Are Still Benefiting from the HPV Vaccine, Study Shows

A large portion of women have never received the HPV vaccine, yet a new study says they are experiencing fewer cases of infection, thanks...

Drug That Can Stop a Dozen ‘Untreatable’ Cancers Gets Approval—And Company Vows to Help Every Patient Afford It

The groundbreaking drug had a 75% overall success rate in adult and pediatric patients displaying a variety of untreatable cancers.

Top School of Medicine is Now Paying Tuition for All of Its Med Students

The NYU School of Medicine just announced that it is offering full-tuition scholarships to all current and future students in its MD degree program...

Drug With 93% Success Rate for Pediatric Cancers Gets FDA Breakthrough Status

The drug, which had no severe side effects, showed “unprecedented” success with certain pediatric tumors, as well as several adult forms of cancer.

Fiona the Hippo and Her Chubby Neck Adorably Photobombs Man’s Wedding Proposal

This couple was delighted to find that a chubby baby hippo had decided to preside over their marriage proposal at the Cincinnati Zoo this week.

Eli Manning Just Scored a Perfect Goal For Kids Cancer Research

The beloved New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning just scored the goal of a lifetime with these kids. More than 500 youth and community groups...

Number of Child Deaths Cut Almost in Half Globally Since 1990,

According to this new study, mortality among children and adolescents decreased worldwide from nearly 14.2 million deaths in 1990 to just over 7.2 million deaths...