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A new EastCare pediatric transport helicopter at ECU Health will be the first of its kind in the state to provide rapid-response intensive care to children and teens across 29 eastern North Carolina ...

A medical assistant administers a vaccine to a 9-month-old in Seattle on Sept. 29, 2023. (Annabel Clark/For The Washington Post) It should not be newsworthy for the American Academy of Pediatrics to ...

Jennifer Murray has been named senior director for the Children’s Mercy with Mercy Springfield partnership, according to a community announcement. In her new role, Murray will provide operational ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Lurie Children's Hospital will open a second inpatient ...

Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s substantial reduction to the number of vaccines recommended for children, the American Academy of Pediatrics has released an updated version ...

A new Lurie Children's pediatric hospital is coming to the western suburbs. According to a press release, a Lurie Children's is planning a "community-based pediatric hospital" in suburban Downers ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics released its recommendations for childhood vaccines on Monday, breaking significantly with the guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday released its updated recommendations for what vaccines children should get. It’s a routine revision, hardly different from last year’s recommendations, but ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its 2026 childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, which continues to recommend routine protection against 18 diseases. The AAP's schedule ...

(BPT) - A newborn's heart will grow roughly 15 times larger in volume by the time adulthood is reached — a remarkable transformation that presents an extraordinary challenge for pediatric heart ...