Tag: child

A leading pediatrician was already worried about the future of vaccines. Then RFK Jr. came along

The best and the worst thing about vaccination, pediatrician Dr. Adam Ratner says, is that it “makes nothing happen.” A child successfully...

Senators challenge Robert Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and fitness to lead HHS in fiery hearing

WASHINGTON —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has pledged to “make America healthy again” as President Trump’s secretary of Health and Human...

How to protect yourself from the smoke caused by L.A. wildfires

You don’t have to live close to a wildfire to be affected by its smoke. With severe winds fanning the fires ...

FDA sets limits for lead in many baby foods as California disclosure law takes effect

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week set maximum levels for lead in baby foods such as jarred fruits and vegetables,...

What a new study does — and doesn't — say about fluoride and its link to IQ

A new report linking fluoridated drinking water to lower IQ scores in children is sure to ratchet up the debate over a...

Commentary: This cancer vaccine should spare future generations from ordeals like my wife's

Just five months after giving birth to our third (and final) child in 2015, my wife experienced something odd: Her smile became...