children's health

The House voted 82-31 to OK the measure, which would largely put into law rules approved by the state medical boards. While the Senate has approved the bill, the House made changes, meaning it will have to go back to the Senate for a final vote.

The bipartisan measure was approved in the House, 105-0. KidCare provides health insurance for families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid.

A study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests COVID-19 caused severe brain damage in two babies born in Miami.

This is the first time researchers have achieved such encouraging results in solid tumors, but it is too soon to call it a cure for neuroblastoma, a nerve tissue cancer that often starts in infancy.

Young Black adults, Mexican Americans and other Hispanic adults experienced the greatest cardiovascular risk factors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Florida's medical boards have voted to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Families with trans children and medical providers who care for them are worried about the impact.

Bills to regulate social media, including its use in schools, are already moving through the Florida Legislature with bipartisan support.

More than 6 million children could lose coverage as the COVID emergency ends, according to a report from Georgetown's Center for Children and Families. In an interview, the center's executive director talks about why Florida kids are especially at risk.

Usually, 94% to 95% of kindergartners are vaccinated against measles, tetanus and other diseases. The vaccination rates dropped below 94% in the 2020-21 school year, and to 93% in 2021-22.

Walgreens will limit online orders of children's fever and pain medicine to six items "to help support availability and avoid excess purchases." At CVS stores, purchases will be limited to two.

The U.S. is experiencing an unusual spate of childhood RSV infections. But the critical shortage of beds to treat ailing children stems from structural problems in pediatric care that have been brewing for years.

Most of Florida’s county school districts did not meet a health department goal of 95% of kindergarten students receiving all doses of all vaccines required for school entry, according to the data. Required shots for seventh-graders are also down.