pediatrician

What are some of the best ways to protect children from the Coronavirus? Jessica Vilchis gets some expert advice from pediatrician Dr. Harvey Karp.

With trick or treating over, all that candy is in your house. So now what? You can hide it from the kids, or maybe eat it yourself, but there are concerns about the amount of candy kids are consuming. “I am a really big candy fan,” says Heather Flannery. “We eat a lot of candy at our house.” The National...

Joining Kelly Clarkson Monday as the first guest on her brand new talk show, Dwayne Johnson gave a health update on injured Kevin Hart and said the actor is recovering nicely from his recent auto accident.

A series of drawings by children recently released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody are fueling new outrage about the conditions in migrant detention facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Dr. Dennis Woo MD, pediatrician at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica and Michelson Found Animals offer up some advice for parents bringing home a baby into a household that already has a dog as part of the family.

A local doctor is fed up with widespread tobacco use in America and is now taking policy into his own hands.

Doctors are now saying that if you were born between 1957 and 1989 the vaccination you got may not guarantee you’re protected against the measles.

Sniffling, sore-throated kids seen via telemedicine visits were far more likely to be prescribed antibiotics than those who went to a doctor’s office or clinic, according to a new study. Many of those prescriptions disregarded medical guidelines, raising the risk they could cause side effects or contribute to the rise of antibiotic-resistant germs. “I understand the desire for care that’s...

A lice treatment organization says there is an increase in treatments in the San Francisco Bay Area but there’s no reason to panic. Lice Clinics of America reported Tuesday that its Bay Area clinics have seen about 20 percent more bookings and treatments in January 2019 compared to January 2018.

A former Pennsylvania pediatrician was sentenced to at least 79 years in prison on Monday for the sexual assault of 31 children, most of them patients, in a case that state medical regulators failed to act on nearly two decades ago.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the appointment of a pediatrician as California’s first-ever surgeon general.

Child abuse increases the day after school report cards are released — but only when kids get their grades on a Friday, a study in Florida suggests. The curious finding startled researchers, who had figured abuse might go up regardless of the specific day kids got their grades. But their study of reports to a child abuse hotline that included...

In a partnership with Stanford Hospitals, Menlo Park firefighters are getting high-tech training based on real-life Bay Area 911 calls. The simulations allow firefighters to practice treating the rarest and most deadly pediatric medical emergencies.

It’s known as a place for startups to get noticed — and at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco, some are hoping to be noticed by Priscilla Chan, the pediatrician and philanthropist at the helm of the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative.

After a Tennessee teenager’s case of contracting hookworms during a South Florida trip went viral, health officials in Broward County are raising awareness following more reports of infections. Here are the signs and symptoms of animal-associated hookworm infections.

A Tennessee woman says her son became infected with hookworms after a visit to a South Florida Beach.

Sesame Street is taking its beloved, critically acclaimed brand of educational television into the highly profitable world of classroom curriculum — a move that experts say could open the door for other companies to move into the sensitive learning space with possible influence on children.

A Pinon Hills man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the two-month-old twin girls who were hospitalized after a pediatrician discovered injuries consistent with child abuse.

The rapid increased population of Western Tussock Caterpillars has spread worry around the Bay Area as the furry insects can cause rashes if touched, especially in children.

Harvard University announced a $12.1 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative that will go toward helping up to 2,300 undergraduate students pursuing public service opportunities.