Ten years ago, Flint, Mich. switched water sources to the Flint River. The lack of corrosion control in the pipes caused lead to leach into the water supply of tens of thousands of residents. Ped...
https://npr.org/2024/04/26/1198909905/flint-water-lead-poisoning-anniversary-chicago
Colorado is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect as the number of reports reaches a record high. New York and California are reworking the policies, too.
The raging debate over how to juggle kids and work.
Mikael Petrosyan of Children's National Hospital says gun violence against children is preventable.
https://npr.org/2024/04/19/1245079832/gun-violence-children-pediatric-surgeon-washington-dc
Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children. And many more children are injured in shootings, putting them at risk for life-altering disability, pain, and mental trauma.
As a shortage of growth hormone used to treat rare diseases in children drags on, families and doctors are struggling with insurers' requirements to get prescriptions filled.
https://npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/17/1245154523/norditropin-growth-hormone-shortage
So far this year, the U.S. has seen more than 120 cases of the highly contagious disease — more than double the cases for all of 2023. Still, chances of widespread transmission remains low.
https://npr.org/2024/04/12/1244281332/measles-cases-spike-elimination-cdc
A pilot program in elementary schools gives kids meaningful work as a way to handle post-pandemic behavior problems.
Scientists are developing artificial wombs to rescue babies who would die or end up severely disabled because they are born very prematurely. The research is generating excitement, but also conce...
Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.