Kids

Pediatric cases of RSV and flu have sent families crowding into ERs, as health systems struggle with staff shortages.

The initial sampling of faucets, fountains, and spigots was completed this spring, but the troubling results weren’t released to the public until October.

Between 50 and 100 students walked out of Dobbins High School Monday afternoon to protest unsafe conditions at the school.

"One of those measures is that we may consider requiring masking for a time period after returning from extended breaks."

State health officials say there’s clear research that school-based health centers can bridge health equity gaps. But there’s still few in Pennsylvania.

The 44-member commission is expected to meet four times per year to help advise the government on issues relevant to young people in the state.

If you stroll the cold and flu medicine aisle these days, you might notice shelves that are bare, or nearly so.

City lawmakers say the goal is to keep young people safe inside at a time when city violence is high.

A new survey of high school principals reveals that political fights with parents and community members are on the rise and taking a serious toll.

An NPR analysis finds that over the past two years, state lawmakers introduced more than 300 bills targeting trans people.

The bottom base of some Green Sprouts products can break off, exposing a solder dot that contains the toxic metal, a federal regulator said.

The perennial child pleaser is 31 years old, but will only run on the Broad Street line this year.

What exactly is drone soccer? Entrepreneur and instructor Shari Williams described it as a STEM program that “gamifies aerospace education” through competition.

Children under 5 years old are the last remaining group of people who are not yet eligible for COVID-19 bivalent vaccines.

After a jury recommended the sentence, the judge could not change it. But she did allow victims and families to speak directly to Nikolas Cruz for the first time.