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Stanford pediatrician answers COVID-19 vaccine questions

A Stanford pediatric infectious disease expert is highlighted in a new campaign to answer parents' questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

What parents should know about vaping

Pediatrics professor Bonnie Halpern-Felsher shares her research on teens' perceptions of e-cigarettes and their health risks.

Teens shouldn’t use medical marijuana, but the plant’s active compounds have select uses, debaters agree

There’s no good evidence for using marijuana for common complaints, and the products sold in cannabis dispensaries pose risks to kids and teens.

One approach prevents both obesity and eating disorders in teenagers

Doctors and parents can use a single approach to prevent both obesity and eating disorders in teenagers. That's the message from new guidelines released today …