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The job of caring for foster children officially falls to state and county child welfare agencies. But in a new policy statement, the American Academy of…
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An estimated 7.9 million kids in the U.S. don't have enough to eat at home. A new policy urges the nation's pediatricians to screen kids for food insecurity during regular well-child visits.
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In the summer of 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that it would be establishing the Center on Healthy, Resilient Children, an…
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A pediatrician who specializes in fixing broken bones in kids and teens says about 90 percent of the fractures he treats have been splinted improperly in a community ER or urgent care center first.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics says too many teens are sleep deprived and one way to fix that problem is to start the school day at 8:30 a.m. or…