Geoffrey Mohan, Los Angeles Times Chronic exposure to pesticides can damage children’s lung function by about as much as secondhand cigarette smoke does, according to a study of farmworker children in the Salinas Valley. The long-term study of 279 children from […]
Ivana Kottasova, CNN The routine of rushing back to work on Wall Street days after having a baby may be coming to an end soon. From January 1, 2016, new parents at Credit Suisse (CSGKF) will be entitled to 20 […]
Angus Chen, NPR Lafayette Square across from the White House is a popular spot for people with a political bone to pick. Next to the persistent “ban nuclear weapons” sign, protesters come here to picket in front of the president’s […]
NBC News More than 8 percent of children with cancer have unsuspected genetic mutations that could run in their families, researchers reported on Wednesday. These mutations not only put the children at risk of future cancers, but can mean their […]
Emma Brown, The Washington Post Is child homelessness declining, or is it skyrocketing? If you are looking at federal government figures for the answer, you could be forgiven for being confused. According to new data the Department of Housing and […]
Erin Schumaker, The Huffington Post The horrors juveniles suffer in adults prisons — including high recidivism rates and the abuse they suffer at the hands of correctional officers and fellow prisoners — has been well-documented, in this publication and others. […]
Maggie Fox, NBC News American kids are being hurt and killed by the spread of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs,” pediatricians said Monday. The World Health Organization cautioned that people around the world still don’t understand much about antibiotic resistance, what it means […]
Jenny Anderson, Quartz Parents wondering whether to wait a year to send their kids to kindergarten, take note: A new study from Stanford University shows that Danish kids who postponed kindergarten for up to one year showed dramatically higher levels […]
Ami Albernaz, Boston Globe Though same-sex parents still face disapproval from some, the vast majority of research points to the same conclusion: Children raised by same-sex couples fare just as well as others. In the last few months, new studies […]
Daniel Marans, Huffington Post The people taking care of America’s children are some of the lowest-paid workers in the country, according to a study published Thursday by the Economic Policy Institute. The report found that nationwide, median pay for child care workers […]
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