Every child born in America would be automatically enrolled in Medicaid, a publicly funded health care program for low-income families, under a new bill introduced in the US Senate. Children are currently eligible for Medicaid if their family income is 133% of the federal poverty level, or about $39,900 a year for a family of … Read more
The explosion in prescriptions for ADHD drugs has led to a 300 percent increase in children’s risk of overdosing. About 20 to 3.3 million children age 19 and younger have a prescription for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The researchers noted a sharp increase in reports of poisonings, from about 1,900 in 2000 to 7,600 in 2021, due … Read more
Photo illustration. Victoria Ellis for Yahoo News; Photos: Getty Images For decades, parents have urged kids to take a Flintstones Chewable Multivitamin every day, who? help fill nutritional gaps in their diet. Data shows that more than one-third of children in the United States take nutritional supplements. Although the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) does … Read more