The illness raises the likelihood that children develop chronic kidney disease, irritable bowel syndrome and cardiovascular ...

Momentum is building to scale back the current recommendation that all children over 6 months old get immunized against the ...

“While most public attention has focused on the acute phase of COVID-19, our findings reveal children face significant long-term health risks that clinicians need to monitor,” said senior ...

Diabetes was the eighth leading cause of death in 2021. The CDC says the link between COVID-19 and diabetes may be to blame for that increase. "Data show an increase in mortality rates for all ...

Like adults, children with obesity, diabetes, asthma, chronic lung disease, sickle cell disease, or immunosuppression may face severe illness from COVID, according to the CDC. Only 13% of children ...

An infection can increase a child’s chances of developing type 2 diabetes, and researchers estimate about 6 million American children may have long COVID. Kennedy has multiple levers he could ...