Viruses, bacteria, and contaminated food can make little kids sick. Here's how food poisoning happens and how to lower the ...

ByHeart, which makes organic infant formula, recalled all of its products sold throughout the U.S. on Tuesday amid a growing outbreak of infant botulism. At least 15 babies in 12 states have been ...

Thanks to the pandemic, you’re probably a lot more aware of infectious diseases than you ever thought you would be. We wouldn’t be surprised if you can recite the symptoms of COVID-19 in your sleep ...

Swiss authorities said Monday they were investigating batches of infant formula, following reports of several babies showing symptoms of possible exposure to a toxin. "Several cases of symptoms in ...

A common childhood virus called parechovirus, which can cause severe illness in infants younger than 3 months, is spreading in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a health ...

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — A majority of infants who presented to the emergency department (ED) with anaphylaxis appropriately received epinephrine, with symptoms typically resolving after a single ...

Infants whose mothers test positive for COVID-19 tend to develop less-severe symptoms than their parents, if they become infected with the virus at all. In one of the first studies to explore how ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells. Some parents may learn that their infant has this disorder after prenatal testing. Hospitals also test for SCA after birth as part ...

Brittani Boren Leach carefully documented her time in the hospital's NICU with son Cam, 5 weeks, after he caught RSV from his older siblings Brittani Boren Leach had a distressing ordeal that she ...

The baby blues are mild mood changes in the first few days after birth. They usually resolve within 2 weeks. Postpartum depression (PPD) is more intense and lasts longer, sometimes up to 1 year after ...