A decade ago, no state reported an obesity rate of more than 35%, but now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are 23 — including Georgia.

Firearm-related injuries are the leading cause of death for American children and adolescents. 

A new study links the recent use of hair oils, lotions and other personal care products with higher levels of phthalates in children. The hormone-disrupting chemicals are a health concern for kids.

The middle school winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge tells how her golden retriever, Lopez, changed her life.

Congo has over 20,000 cases of mpox and hundreds of deaths, mostly in children, but zero vaccines until now. A planeload of doses donated from the EU landed in Kinshasa on Thursday.

It takes skill and practice to navigate the world in a wheelchair. This summer program teaches kids how, one wheelie at a time.

A team of Georgia Tech engineers developed a custom 3-D printed splint to support a newborn's airway, like an internal cast that dissolves as the trachea strengthens. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is one of only five hospitals in the nation offering this surgery.

A recent Gallup poll offers parents fresh insights into the emotional landscape of Gen Z youth, just in time for the new school year and all the changes it may bring.

A partnership between Houston County Schools and the county health department is bringing primary health care closer to where children, and their adults, spend time.

Hundreds of products failed to reach adequate recommendations for macronutrients like protein and calories, but exceeded the recommended sugar content.

Starting with just 30 dyslexic students in second through fifth grades, the Roberts Academy at Mercer University hopes to more than double enrollment over the next few years. It’s the first of its kind outside of metro Atlanta.

Before the baby comes along, expecting parents should have a conversation about how they will divide the household labor — and any anticipated child care needs.

Teachers, pediatricians and child development experts share loving, creative advice on how to ease children (and their parents!) into a new school year.

Some children who had COVID developed a severe inflammatory response that could put them in the ICU. Scientists have learned why it happens.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta will transfer 340 patients via 56 ambulances as Egleston Hospital closes and their new Arthur M. Blank Hospital opens next month.