Kids are at a higher risk of heat stroke, as their bodies can't regulate heat as well as adults. Warning signs can be physical, like rapid breathing or nausea, or behavioral, like hallucinations. If ...

Stroke is rare in children, but the risk of it happening is increased when a child has a cold or the flu, and reduced when kids are fully vaccinated, according to a new study. Based on 700 children ...

about 2.4 per 100,000 kids per year in the U.S. - but that's two to four times more often than previous estimates, new data show. Strokes in children are particularly heartbreaking as they often ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- About 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease -- a genetic condition where the body's red blood cells are deformed, clogging up arteries, and causing pain, disability or ...

It was recess, and the 10-year-old boy was playing wall ball with a few friends. Math, his favorite subject, was coming up and the fourth-grader was looking forward to working on fractions. But his ...

Parents have yet one more reason to vaccinate their children: Routine immunizations may reduce the risk of childhood stroke, according to a new study. Childhood strokes are rare, estimated to affect ...

NEW YORK — Andrea Esteban tried to smile with half her face, crossing her eyes in the process, and her third-grade classmates giggled. Matthew Velez struggled to speak, “Luh, luh, uh, gronk,” and the ...

Neal Christie lost full use of his right arm and leg after the stroke. A Florida mom is sharing her story to let other parents know that strokes can happen to kids, using the case of her now ...

Of all the odd and unexpected consequences of divorce — missing kitchen utensils, kids with two sets of everything, a weird sense of sadness yet liberation — this is a new one. A cross-sectional study ...

It was recess, and the 10-year-old boy was playing wall ball with a few friends. Math, his favorite subject, was coming up and the fourth-grader was looking forward to working on fractions. But his ...