The health of children in the U.S. has “significantly worsened” over the past 17 years in a variety of areas, including deaths, chronic mental and physical illness, obesity, sleep health, activity ...

Lurie Children's Hospital will not initiate any gender-affirming medications for patients under age 18 who have not ...

Lifesaving vaccines and strengthened health systems are making a difference for millions of children around the world.

Luby is an infant/preschool psychiatrist clinician researcher at Washington University School of Medicine. Barch is a clinical scientist researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. The New York ...

Dr. Leslie Hulvershorn, integrated behavioral health program lead for Riley Children’s Health, speaks with a patient at her office. Riley Children’s launched the integrated behavioral health program ...

Children’s Health is growing its footprint–again. The country’s eighth-largest pediatric system confirmed the purchase of 16.5 acres north of the site where the new pediatric campus is under ...

The physical and mental health of U.S. children has declined over the past 17 years, according to a new study. The findings, published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, ...

The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Alison Chandra was ...

UNC Health and Duke Health systems have decided on a location for the state’s first freestanding children's hospital in the Triangle, initially announced in January. "I want to thank our newest ...

The Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) launched a reimagined brand and messaging push focused on pediatric well-being as leadership aims to bolster the group's role as “a trusted bipartisan voice ...

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures while speaking during the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025. The Make America ...

Daniel Payne reports on how the health industry and Washington influence and impact each other. He joined STAT in 2025 after covering health care at POLITICO. You can reach Daniel on Signal at danielp ...