Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says. Much of ...

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in ...

Doctors are more likely to adhere to allergy-prevention guidance with new tools. Pediatricians' use of "easy-to-implement tools" such as training videos, health record prompts and informational ...

The physical and mental health of U.S. children has declined over the past 17 years, according to a new study. The findings, published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, ...

Millions of U.S. children have had long Covid, estimates suggest, but less is known about their symptoms than those of adults. A large, national study offers new insights into what the post-viral ...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Thursday finds that Covid vaccines continue to protect healthy children from severe illness — a conclusion top federal health officials have ...