According to the CDC, respiratory infections caused by the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae have increased in the U.S. over the ...

The worst rates of the infection known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" are in young children ages 2 to 4 years old.

The youth e-cigarette rate fell to under 6% this year — the lowest at any point in the last decade — down from 7.7% last year. E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco products among teens, ...

Nationwide, CDC reported that kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and vaccine exemptions are at an all-time high.

Five years ago, at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, a phenomenon became abundantly clear: Preschool-age children ...

Strep is different from a regular sore throat because it’s caused by bacteria, not a virus. Find a symptom comparison chart ...

The treatment of children in the criminal justice system, some as young as 10 years old, is one of the most urgent human rights issues facing Australia today. Children and young people in this report ...

It wasn't until Lucas' autopsy that it was discovered he had died from meningitis. Meningitis is an infection of the ...

Parents of a baby boy who tragically died of meningitis at just nine-months-old are now urging other parents to be more aware ...

Emma Rosic's life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with cancer after  doctors originally believed she was ...

Symptoms of meningitis can develop suddenly and can include a high temperature, being sick, a headache, a rash that does not fade when a glass is rolled over it, a stiff neck, a dislike of bright ...