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The child had pain and swelling in her leg and foot, so her mother took her to an urgent care clinic – where unfortunately the condition was misdiagnosed, costing her precious time in treating the condition

At a press conference on Monday, Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health, confirmed that HHS is working with a network of children’s hospitals and intensive care units to better understand the extreme coronavirus symptoms in infected children.

As more and more Americans don face masks in public, parents are facing a dilemma: How young is too young to mask up kids?

Virtual babysitting is becoming a go-to for some moms and dads who need to keep their kids occupied – while also working – during quarantine. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Most kids infected with the coronavirus develop only mild symptoms and typically recover within two weeks, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Pediatrics. However, it found that some children become seriously ill, including a 13-month-old infant who was admitted to intensive care. Researchers in Italy analyzed 1,065 Covid-19 patients, mostly in China, under age 19. They analyzed studies published...

An online sting operation in northern Virginia has resulted in the arrests of 30 men charged with trolling the Internet to solicit sex from minors.

Taran Tien, 9, and his sister Calliope, 6, gave their high-risk neighbor a cello concert from their porch to keep up her spirits as she is quarantined during the coronavirus pandemic.

A doctor at a Wisconsin children’s hospital has tested positive for coronavirus, reportedly prompting tests of 200 health care workers and patients. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa said on Wednesday that a doctor had tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling outside the state before restrictions were in place. The doctor was quarantined at home and had mild symptoms....

In a briefing on Tuesday, March 17, Governor J.B. Pritzker and other officials announced the state’s first coronavirus-related fatality and announced 55 new cases of the virus.

A proposed bill would tighten medical exemptions for vaccines in Illinois and allow kids to get vaccinated without a parent’s permission at age 14.

Five Chicago-area children with health challenges are leaving Thursday for an unforgettable trip.

You’ve probably heard of growing pains, but Cole Henninger, 11, has felt them. The fifth grader from Wheaton explained where it hurts the most. “My legs, the inner parts and then you get down to the knees and it’s a little painful there,” Henninger said, gesturing down both of his legs. The 11-year-olds’ mother, Sarah Henninger, said it’s hard...

As if the girl’s heroics for her mother weren’t enough, she was also able to feed her three younger siblings breakfast while telling them “mommy was going to be okay”

Thousands more migrant families may have been separated than the government initially reported, a watchdog group said, possibly due to ongoing problems keeping track of children.

A car bombing in Kabul during morning rush hour Wednesday targeted a private security company’s convoy, with officials later saying that 12 people were killed, including children.

Police are seeking information after a hit-and-run driver plowed into four children in Stoneham, Massachusetts Sunday evening, sending two of them to the hospital. Surveillance footage shows a group of young children standing in a driveway in Massachusetts when a car suddenly speeds toward them, striking the group and knocking them to the ground. In the last split seconds when...

Actress Jennifer Garner has paid a visit to an emergency migrant shelter in southern New Mexico to meet with migrant families. The Deming Headlight reports the actress visited the Southwestern New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Deming, New Mexico, Wednesday and was later seen playing with the children. Luna County Detention Center Director Chris Brice, who is overseeing operations, confirmed her...

Four people, including a father and his twin young sons, were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Dallas home Sunday morning.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on a charge of abandonment after four young children died in a West Texas house fire Wednesday.