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Racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic extend to children, according to two sobering government reports released Friday. One of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports looked at children with COVID-19 who needed hospitalization. Hispanic children were hospitalized at a rate eight times higher than white kids, and Black children were hospitalized at a rate five times...

Preliminary data shows that reports of child abuse around the nation have plunged during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, according to an NBC News analysis, while experts are concerned there could be an unseen surge in abuse behind closed doors due to COVID-19 related unemployment and financial strain.

While loss of taste or smell has been a known symptom of COVID-19, some parents are now saying that their children are losing those senses weeks or even months after recovering from the virus.

Black and Hispanic children in New Jersey and New York appear to be the most impacted by a rare inflammatory disease linked to the coronavirus, according to health officials. New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said Monday during Gov. Phil Murphy’s daily coronavirus briefing, that the state has 31 reported cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) — 5 new cases...

Associated Press reporters around the world asked kids about living with the virus and to use art to show what they believe the future might hold.

It’s been about nine weeks of students learning from home. As schools work to mitigate the risks of the virus by keeping kids off campus, another health risk surfaces. Dr. Lauren Grodin, a pediatric psychologist at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, talks about the concerns of kids’ mental health.

The child had pain and swelling in her leg and foot, so her mother took her to an urgent care clinic – where unfortunately the condition was misdiagnosed, costing her precious time in treating the condition

At a press conference on Monday, Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health, confirmed that HHS is working with a network of children’s hospitals and intensive care units to better understand the extreme coronavirus symptoms in infected children.

As more and more Americans don face masks in public, parents are facing a dilemma: How young is too young to mask up kids?

Virtual babysitting is becoming a go-to for some moms and dads who need to keep their kids occupied – while also working – during quarantine. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Most kids infected with the coronavirus develop only mild symptoms and typically recover within two weeks, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Pediatrics. However, it found that some children become seriously ill, including a 13-month-old infant who was admitted to intensive care. Researchers in Italy analyzed 1,065 Covid-19 patients, mostly in China, under age 19. They analyzed studies published...

An online sting operation in northern Virginia has resulted in the arrests of 30 men charged with trolling the Internet to solicit sex from minors.

Taran Tien, 9, and his sister Calliope, 6, gave their high-risk neighbor a cello concert from their porch to keep up her spirits as she is quarantined during the coronavirus pandemic.

As if the girl’s heroics for her mother weren’t enough, she was also able to feed her three younger siblings breakfast while telling them “mommy was going to be okay”

A car bombing in Kabul during morning rush hour Wednesday targeted a private security company’s convoy, with officials later saying that 12 people were killed, including children.

Police are seeking information after a hit-and-run driver plowed into four children in Stoneham, Massachusetts Sunday evening, sending two of them to the hospital. Surveillance footage shows a group of young children standing in a driveway in Massachusetts when a car suddenly speeds toward them, striking the group and knocking them to the ground. In the last split seconds when...

Actress Jennifer Garner has paid a visit to an emergency migrant shelter in southern New Mexico to meet with migrant families. The Deming Headlight reports the actress visited the Southwestern New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Deming, New Mexico, Wednesday and was later seen playing with the children. Luna County Detention Center Director Chris Brice, who is overseeing operations, confirmed her...

A suburban Chicago animal hospital is warning pet owners after a client reported pieces of hot dog injected with rat poison had been found on front lawns.