The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is ending its support for a 26-year-old push to advance clinical trials for children with brain tumors. Founded in 1999, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) ...

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The American Academy of Pediatrics released its vaccine recommendations on Aug. 19 in a break from federal guidance shaped by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The AAP, in ...

Aug 20 (Reuters) - The American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday recommended that all young children get vaccinated against COVID-19, differing from federal policy that no longer recommends routine ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KCTV) - A partnership between Children’s Mercy and Mercy Springfield Communities will bring expanded services to southwest Missouri, the organization announced Thursday. Children’s ...

Treatment with fremanezumab led to a significantly greater reduction in monthly migraine days and monthly headache days. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ajovy ® (fremanezumab-vfrm) ...

Two local health care giants are embarking on a new partnership to expand pediatric care in the region. ChristianaCare and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced on July 8 a new “strategic ...

Much of the dialogue surrounding the hundreds of billions of proposed Medicaid cuts passed by the Senate on Tuesday is centered on the impact on nearly 80 million Medicaid enrollees, half of whom are ...

CoxHealth and BJC HealthCare have partnered to establish a pediatric hospital and outpatient surgical center in Springfield, Missouri. The partnership aims to reduce the burden on families who ...

A nurse practitioner (NP)-led pediatric clinic increased psychology referrals after using a standardized screening tool for adolescents with anxiety, creating more opportunities for early intervention ...

Musculoskeletal disorders affect the bones, joints, muscles, and connective tissue. Many musculoskeletal disorders may occur in children, and some types are more common than others. Musculoskeletal ...