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Officials said two children were killed and 17 injured in a mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday. Police responded to a shooter incident at a Catholic school in south Minneapolis early on Wednesday morning. Brian O’Hara, Minneapolis police chief, said in a press conference on Wednesday that two young children, ages eight and 10, were …

A Wisconsin high school dean’s recent arrest on multiple charges of sex crimes against children has triggered an uproar among parents who say school leaders dismissed warning signs and failed to alert authorities to at least one credible claim. The parents say administrators allowed a troubling pattern of predatory behavior to fester after they mishandled a tip from a senior …

Researchers have linked prenatal exposure to the common insecticide chlorpyrifos with lasting disruptions in brain development and motor skills. The results suggest potential risks from continued pesticide use during pregnancy and early childhood. Credit: Shutterstock Prenatal exposure to Chlorpyrifos in the womb disrupts brain development. Risks remain for children in farming communities. A recent study has identified a connection between …

Forty-four attorneys general signed an open letter to 11 chatbot and social media companies on Monday, warning them that they will “answer for it” if they knowingly harm children and urging the companies to see their products “through the eyes of a parent, not a predator.”  The letter, addressed to Anthropic, Apple, Chai AI, OpenAI, Character Technologies, Perplexity, Google, Replika, …

ST. GEORGE — Two school-aged children in Washington County have tested positive for measles, according to the Southwest Utah Public Health Department. The children’s schools have been notified of potential exposure — school started on Aug. 11 in Washington County — as have parents of students who attend the schools, a statement from the health department says. All unvaccinated children …

At the turn of the century, HIV was so rampant in Botswana that politicians and doctors viewed it as an existential threat. One in eight infants were reported to be infected at birth, while rates of mother to child transmission either through pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding ranged from between 20 and 40%, according to UNAIDS. Between 1990 and 2000, mortality …

SeizaVisuals/Getty Images/E+ Aging can bring changes to people’s bodies, minds and relationships — changes that many are often not prepared for. Erlene Rosowsky, a clinical psychologist who specializes in aging, says many people don’t see these changes coming because society is obsessed with youth. The emphasis is on all things “anti-aging,” she says — not the realities of getting older. …

US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children  Reuters In break with current CDC recommendations, leading pediatrics group recommends Covid-19 shots for young children  CNN RFK Jr. attacks pediatricians’ group over vaccine recommendations  Politico AAP Counters ACIP Guidance on Vaccinations in New Immunization Schedule  Medscape Leading pediatrician group recommends COVID vaccine for infants, toddlers in contrast with RFK Jr.  ABC …

Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes Before More Children Are Lost  The New York Times ‘My daughter was stolen from us’: Texas parents who lost children in Camp Mystic flooding speak at hearing  ABC News Tearful parents of Camp Mystic flooding victims plead for tougher safety measures  NBC News ‘Beginning of change’: Mom of missing Mystic camper speaks at Texas Capitol  KXAN Austin Our daughter …

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is urging that children as young as six months and up to 23 months old receive the Covid-19 vaccine – a position that diverges from the current federal guidance given by the Trump administration’s health agencies. The AAP released its updated childhood immunization schedule, which outlines recommendations for vaccines against Covid-19, influenza and RSV …