Newborn Jaundice: Causes, When to Worry and How Long It Lasts
Newborn jaundice happens because a baby's body breaks down red blood cells faster than the still-immature liver can clear the yellow pigment bilirubin. It…
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Family & Kids
Articles for parents and carers: fevers, growth, vaccines, sleep and the common illnesses of childhood. Each one lists the signs that mean a child should be seen by a doctor without delay.
Are All Babies Born with Blue Eyes? How Eye Colour Develops and When It Settles
No. The idea that all babies are born with blue eyes is a myth. Most newborns worldwide have brown eyes, because eye color depends…
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How Long Does Bronchiolitis Last? When Symptoms Usually Peak and Why the Cough Lingers
Bronchiolitis in babies usually lasts about one to two weeks. Symptoms are typically worst between days 3 and 5 of the illness, then ease…
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Can You Get Chickenpox Twice? Reinfection, Shingles and Who Is at Risk
Yes, but it is uncommon. One bout of chickenpox usually leaves lasting immunity, and many reported second cases were actually misdiagnoses or shingles, which…
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What Age Is a Toddler? The Stages from Baby to Preschooler
A toddler is generally a child between their first and third birthdays, roughly 12 to 36 months. The CDC uses this 1-to-3-year range and…
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Growing Pains: Real, Common and Almost Always Harmless
Growing pains are real, common episodes of aching or throbbing in a child's legs, usually in both thighs, calves, or behind the knees, that…
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Why Do Some Chickenpox Spots Leave Scars and How Is Early Healing Supported?
Most chickenpox spots heal without a mark. Scars form when a blister damages deeper skin, usually because it was scratched open, infected, or healed…
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What the Start of Chickenpox Looks Like: Early Spots, Symptoms and Day-By-Day Changes
Chickenpox usually starts with a day or two of fever, tiredness and loss of appetite, followed by pink or red spots on the face,…
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When Do Babies’ Eyes Change Color? The Melanin Timeline
Most babies' eyes change color gradually over the first year as melanin builds up in the iris. The most noticeable shifts usually happen between…
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How Whooping Cough Is Diagnosed: Nasal Swab, Blood Tests and Why Early Sampling Matters
Whooping cough is usually diagnosed with a swab taken from the back of the nose, tested by PCR or culture for the bacterium Bordetella…
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When Do Babies Start Teething? Signs, Timeline and Soothing
Most babies cut their first tooth around 6 months of age, usually a lower front incisor, though anywhere from 4 to 12 months falls…
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Neuroblastoma Survival Rate: What the Statistics Mean, Stage by Stage, and What Changes Them
Neuroblastoma survival depends far more on risk group than on stage alone. According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 95% of children with…
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Childhood Liver Cancer: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
Childhood liver cancer is rare, accounting for roughly 1 to 2 percent of cancers in children. The two main types are hepatoblastoma, usually found…
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What Causes Childhood Cancer: Risk Factors, Triggers and What You Can Change
Most childhood cancers have no identifiable cause. They usually begin when a dividing cell in a growing body acquires a random DNA error that…
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Types of Childhood Cancer: How Each One Works and When It Is Used
Childhood cancers are grouped into 12 main types by the International Classification of Childhood Cancer: leukemias, lymphomas, brain and spinal cord tumors, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma,…
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Medulloblastoma Survival Rate: What the Statistics Mean, Stage by Stage, and What Changes Them
Across all children, roughly 70 to 75 percent diagnosed with medulloblastoma are alive five years later, according to NIH cancer summaries. Odds vary widely:…
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Signs of Childhood Cancer: What to Watch for and When to Seek Care
The most common signs of childhood cancer are ordinary symptoms that behave in an unusual way: fever or infections that keep returning, tiredness with…
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Most Common Childhood Cancer: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
The most common childhood cancer is leukemia, and specifically acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a cancer of immature white blood cells that begins in the…
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