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Each fall, we see a surge in illnesses among school-aged children. It may seem unavoidable, considering how many children are in close quarters -- but there are some simple things your kids can do to ...

I wanted to report this story last month, but I was too sick with COVID. My kid gave it to me. My colleagues on the health reporting team would have tackled the story, but they've been sick, too, ...

6th grader Timmy hates getting sick. He knows at least one place germs that cause colds may be lurking. "I think classrooms are very dirty. Everybody touches everything," says Timmy. The experts agree ...

Students wait for temperature checks before entering the PS 179 elementary school in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn on Sept. 29. (Mark Lennihan/AP) Perspective by William C. Miller “Wash your ...

After months of COVID, flu and RSV infections, parents of little kids are kinda losing it. But the data shows kids have always brought home waves... Your kids are adorable germ vectors. Here's how ...