Child deaths are set to rise for the first time this millennium, with 4.8 million children under five projected to die this ...

"We have a pretty big issue on our hands that I think we don't fully understand the scope of." The post The Things Young Kids ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A recent data breach involving billions of social security numbers has experts and consumer advocates telling everyone to take steps to protect themselves and their ...

The number of young children who have accidentally consumed a marijuana-laced food item at home has grown in recent years, according to a new study published on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. "There has been ...

The reports come in across the country to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children via the center's cyber tip line. Exploitation can vary from stalking, to pornography, to sex ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - November is National Adoption Month, a time to recognize the positive impact of adoption on children and families. So tonight, in our Wednesday’s Child segment, we talk about the ...

BOSTON - A new study finds a startling number of children worldwide are developing near-sightedness. About 36% of children and teens globally have myopia or near-sightedness, meaning they have trouble ...

HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 23: A student takes notes during instruction at the Xavier Academy on August 23, 2021 in Houston, Texas. In-person classroom sessions are resuming and schools around Houston ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Hundreds of children 15 and younger were reported as raped or sexually assaulted in central Ohio in the first six months of 2022. To learn the scale of the problem, NBC4 ...

The number of children in poverty in the UK has reached its highest level since comparative records began in 2002. In the year to April 2024, there were 4.45 million children living in a household of ...

Since the beginning of 2025, more than 100 foster children in Wake County have had to spend nights living in converted offices and meeting rooms at the Swinburne Building—a stark increase from ...

More and more metro Atlanta school children, many in underserved communities, have vision problems. Dr. Sarah Shin is seeing it with her own eyes. “Out of ten, maybe like four or five. That’s a lot.