Children's Health

A lot has changed for pediatric bionic arms in the last 10 years. Many of those developments have come from local organizations, like UCF's Limbitless Solutions, leading the way.

Florida officials are delaying the implementation of new rules for Florida’s subsidized children’s health insurance, also known as KidCare, so the incoming presidential administration can weigh in.

CMS finally accepted Florida’s application for a waiver, but with the stipulation that the state provides 12 months of continuous coverage. But the state doesn't want to accept the agency's requirements.

The ready-to-eat meals, processed at an Oklahoma plant operated by BrucePac, went out to more than 200 schools, including nine in Florida.

Many schools are also adding more culturally relevant food options for the first time ever.

When a child misses school, it's harder to stay on track academically. So school and health experts are trying to change the culture around sick days. Here's what they want parents to know.

Lawmakers are seeking limits for Instagram and TikTok out of concern they harm kids’ mental health. But some researchers and pediatricians question whether there’s enough data to support that conclusion.

It starts earlier and runs longer than anywhere else in the U.S., according to UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute. Most older adults, who are vulnerable to the disease, haven’t been vaccinated yet.

Florida water safety experts discuss efforts to ramp up swimming instruction to decrease drowning incidents, especially in minority communities.

When the industrialist Alfred I. duPont died in 1935, his will directed setting aside money to provide health care for kids, resulting in Nemours children's hospitals in Florida and other states. Now, a Florida appeals court has ruled that the Delaware attorney general can pursue a lawsuit about whether Delaware is being shortchanged.

The American Academy of Pediatrics changes its policy citing drugs used to treat HIV can reduce the risk of passing the virus to infants to less than 1%. About 5,000 people who have HIV give birth in the U.S. each year.

The gift will help support the new pediatric facility at St. Joseph's Hospital that was first announced in October and scheduled to open in 2030.