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Late-stage kidney disease commonly means being attached to a large machine for hours at a stretch several times a week to get your blood…

By assessing the strength of certain connections in the brain with an MRI test, researchers were often able to tell whether children and adolescents had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Teenage sisters Alexis Dick and Kylie Robertson both want to be doctors or nurses when they grow up. Or maybe even obstetricians. (“I want to deliver…

For the first time in decades, the number of children with asthma isn't increasing, federal scientists report. But cases continue to rise among African-American children and poor children.

A year ago, when Side Effects first reported on efforts to build a walkable neighborhood here, the lot at the corner of Oxford and Washington Streets was…

Six years after promising a plan to “repeal and replace” the federal health law, House Republicans are finally ready to deliver.The 37-page white paper,…

This week: What does the minimum wage have to do with infant health? Plus, reducing the lead that comes out of our faucets, and that gets lodged in the…

Being surrounded by noisy conversations, radio or TV can make it harder for toddlers to learn new words, researchers say. Quieter conversations didn't affect the learning process.

A wellness center isn't your typical school nurse's office. It can feel like a quiet little clinic or therapy practice inside a busy high school. Teens…

Remember the school shooting in Philippi, West Virginia last August? If it doesn’t ring a bell, that’s probably because no shots were fired. A state…