Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they ...

Australian children will be eligible for three days of subsidised early education and child care each week in a New Year’s boon for parents.

Another mother is suing one of Cincinnati’s largest low-income housing providers, Preservation of Affordable Housing, or POAH, blaming her 4-year-old son’s breathing problems on exposure to toxic mold ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is calling out child welfare agencies in 39 states, including in Colorado. It says the agencies are intercepting federal benefits meant for foster kids ...

A New Hampshire woman was charged with child endangerment and witness tampering after her daughter ingested a THC gummy and later tested positive for cannabinoids and cocaine, according to officials.

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Residents with disabilities in La Crosse say inadequate snow removal from city sidewalks is creating dangerous conditions that force them to choose between navigating through ...

A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids.

A combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities can result in the early deaths of people living with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities, a study has shown. Around ...

Administering an exam used to be straightforward: All a college professor needed was an open room and a stack of blue books. At many American universities, this is no longer true. Professors now ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Harley is a noted automotive industry expert and analyst. Earlier this month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy ...

There is no routine test for HPV (human papillomavirus) in men. This is because HPV infections in men are often harmless and cleared by the immune system without causing symptoms or health problems.

Corrected: A previous version of this story misstated Devin Kearn’s university affiliation. A recent change to the definition of dyslexia put forth by an international group of researchers and ...