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Fifth graders wearing face masks are seated at proper social distancing during a music class at the Milton Elementary School in Rye, N.Y., May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Got cold symptoms? Here’s when kids should take a sick day from school

By Cheyanne Mumphrey - Associated Press

This combination of photos provided by Dr. Maya Bunik in July 2024, shows a baby with ankyloglossia where the tongue does not extend beyond the gums, left, and a baby with an indentation at the tip of a the tongue which may be a sign of ankyloglossia. On Monday, July 29, 2024, one of the largest doctor's groups in the U.S., voiced concerns that the condition, also known as "tongue-tie" that can affect breastfeeding, is being over-diagnosed and often treated with unnecessary surgery to babies' mouths. (Dr. Maya Bunik via AP)

Infants’ tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says

By Mike Stobbe - Associated Press

Nola Rhea, 17, left, and her mother, Heather Rhea, 47, sit together in a coffee shop on Sept. 26, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb., as they discuss Nola's plans to leave the state of Nebraska next year to attend college following the state's enactment of a law restricting gender-confirming medical treatments for minors. Nola is a transgender teen who says she no longer feels welcomed in Nebraska. (AP Photo/Margery Beck)

Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment

By Margery A. Beck - Associated Press

Cricket Hall speaks against a bill that would ban gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy for minors at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

Crowds decry transgender treatment ban in West Virginia

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

This image provided by Novo Nordisk in January 2023, shows packaging for the company's Wegovy drug. Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13 who qualify, according to new guidelines released by the American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in December 2022, found that Wegovy helped teens reduce their body mass index by about 16% on average, better than the results in adults. (Novo Nordisk via AP)

New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early to treat obesity in kids

By Jonel Aleccia - Associated Press

Author Eric Carle reads his classic children's book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" on the NBC "Today" television program in New York on Oct. 8, 2009, as part of Jumpstart's 4th annual National Read for the Record Day. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Eric Carle, author of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ dies at 91

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

A pharmacist labels syringes in a clean room where doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be handled, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York. The hospital expects to receive doses once a vaccine gets the emergency green light by U.S. regulators. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

FILE - This Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 file photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. On Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidance aimed at improving care for women and newborns affected by the mothers’ opioid use. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

New guidelines address rise in opioid use during pregnancy

By LINDSEY TANNER - Associated Press

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, center right, greets students as they arrive for in-person classes outside Public School 188 The Island School, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms starting Tuesday as New York City enters a high-stakes phase of resuming in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

In NYC and LA, returning pupils face battery of virus tests

By CAROLYN THOMPSON - Associated Press

Areli Cardoso, left, holds infant son Arturo Sanchez next to her fifth-grade son Carlos Sanchez, center, and daughter Vanessa Cardoso, holding her daughter Amai Rani outside of their Bloomington, Minn., home on Thursday, July 17, 2020. (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Minnesota communities of color face tough school options

By ELIZABETH SHOCKMAN - Associated Press

Des Moines Public Schools custodian Cynthia Adams cleans a desk in a classroom at Brubaker Elementary School, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say

By LINDSEY TANNER - Associated Press

In this April 16, 2019, file photo, a woman exhales a puff of vapor from a Juul pen in Vancouver, Wash. A former Juul Labs executive is alleging that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers. The allegation comes in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct. 29, by a former finance executive who was fired by the vaping giant earlier this year. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File) **FILE**

Former Juul exec alleges company shipped tainted products

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

This combination of undated photos provided by the family in October 2019 shows Faith Newsome before and after gastric bypass surgery. At 5 feet, 8 inches and 273 pounds, her BMI was almost 42 and she had high blood pressure and prediabetes when she had the procedure at age 16. After about a year, she’d shed 100 pounds and those health problems disappeared. She slimmed down enough to become active in sports, shop for prom dresses and gain a better self-image. But to avoid malnutrition she takes vitamins, must eat small meals and gets sick if she eats foods high in fat or sugar. (Family photos via AP)

More severely obese kids should get surgery, MD group says

By LINDSEY TANNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 23, 2014, file photo, a man smokes an electronic cigarette in Chicago. In a ruling handed down Wednesday, May 15, 2019, a federal judge is siding with public health groups in their effort to force the Food and Drug Administration to begin reviewing the health effects of e-cigarettes. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Judge orders FDA to speed up review of e-cigarettes

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 16, 2019, file photo, a woman exhales a puff of vapor from a Juul pen in Vancouver, Wash. Under intense scrutiny amid a wave of underage vaping, Juul is pushing into television with a multimillion-dollar campaign rebranding itself as a stop-smoking aid for adults trying to kick cigarettes. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)

Juul’s ‘switch’ campaign for smokers draws new scrutiny

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, a high school student uses a vaping device near a school campus in Cambridge, Mass. U.S. health officials are scrambling to keep e-cigarettes away from teenagers amid an epidemic of underage use. But doctors face a new dilemma: there are few effective options for weening young people off nicotine vaping devices like Juul. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

The best Rx for teens addicted to vaping? No one knows

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, photo, Robel, an 18-year-old tech addict from California, leaves a barn after helping feed animals at the Rise Up Ranch outside rural Carnation, Wash. The ranch is a starting point for clients like Robel who come to reSTART Life, a residential program for adolescents and adults who have serious issues with excessive tech use, including video games. The organization, which began about a decade ago, also is adding outpatient services due to high demand. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

‘Hi, my name is ___, and I’m addicted to tech’

By MARTHA IRVINE - Associated Press

In this Dec. 9, 2018 photo, a 27-year-old self-described tech addict poses for a portrait in front of a video game store at a mall in Everett, Wash. He asked to remain anonymous because he works in the tech industry and fears that speaking out about the negatives of excessive tech use could hurt his career. &quot;If we get to a point in the tech industry where I can use my name and show my face in cases like this, thence've gotten somewhere. That'll be a turning point.&quot; (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

‘Tech addicts’ seek solace in 12 steps and rehab

By MARTHA IRVINE - Associated Press

Don’t spank: Pediatricians warn parents of long-term harms

By LINDSEY TANNER - Associated Press

Doctors group recommends support for transgender children

By CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press