Oska-Gray Valentine-Colquhoun, 20 months old, spent his first days in the NICU after being born in distress. He had to have ...

A baby was born with a syndrome so rare it doesn’t have a name – after doctors spotted his “beautiful” wide eyes. Oska-Gray ...

Illinois should continue to recommend that nearly all newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B, a state advisory committee decided Tuesday, in a move that could represent another break with federal ...

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More American newborns are not receiving vitamin K shots, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that from January 2017 to December ...

A key vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday voted in favor of reversing long-held guidance for newborn hepatitis B vaccinations. After months of ...

An advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 8-3 to recommend a two-month delay in giving hepatitis B vaccinations to newborn children, a decision that could reverse ...

A CDC advisory panel weighs reversing a decades-old vaccine recommendation for newborns. Republicans hold a deep-red district in a special election, but results show a slight gain by Democrats. And a ...

Say hello to Cardi B’s new bundle of joy. Two weeks after giving birth to baby No. 4—her first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs—the “Be Careful” rapper gave fans a heartwarming first glimpse of their ...

Cardi B’s new arrival is already dripping in finesse. One day after confirming she welcomed baby No. 4—her first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs—the “Money Bag” rapper teased the name they bestowed upon ...

A new study published in JAMA Cardiology shows familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can be detected in newborns using a dried blood spot, a test used for other types of genetic screening in infants. The ...