Illness & Conditions

Children’s Health

How to talk to your elementary-age kids about school

Questions about the pandemic are tough, so keep answers simple and honest, clinicians say

Children’s Health

A child’s right to breathe

We can all take steps to address race and health disparities that contribute to asthma and other illnesses

Children’s Health

Why it's important for kids to get vaccinated now

Safe, effective immunization can protect against preventable illnesses as COVID-19 spreads

Children’s Health

How to talk to kids about coronavirus

As COVID-19 forces schools to close and other vast changes in families’ lives, a psychiatrist offers guidance on easing children’s fears and explaining the inexplicable

Children’s Health

Pediatricians warn of spike in child virus

What parents should know about this year’s spread of RSV

Children’s Health

Clinicians warn of flu risk for children

The good news, health officials say, is this year's vaccine is a good match for the virus and it's not too late to get the shot

Children’s Health

A doctor's guide to health in a changing climate

In a new Coverage series, a physician explores the ways health and health care are affected by climate change

Children’s Health

An iron bond

A little girl with half a heart, her mom and a construction worker: How the names of young patients came to be inscribed on Boston Children’s Hospital girders

Children’s Health

‘Our future needs to be fed’

Blue Cross partners with Project Bread to ensure kids get meals at school without stigma