From the data of more than 40 million births, scientists link paternal age to birth risks and even risks to the mother’s health.
Household guidelines and rules related to food help teenagers eat healthier away from home, new Stanford research suggests.
Stanford psychiatry professor for gives advice on how to cope with the new normal of school lockdown and active-shooter drills.
The average age of a newborn's dad has crept steadily upwards in the United States, from 27.4 years old in 1972 to 30.9 in 2015. …
Although having a child is usually considered a happy event, an estimated 10 to 15 percent of women living in the U.S. develop some form of …
With the parents gone away, the children have time to play — and eat, according to new research that examines the health of the millions …
When I was a kid, the ghosts and ghouls of Halloween were the scariest things around. Now that I'm older, the terrors of Halloween have …
“Our children are in trouble because we’ve outsourced the job of feeding them,” says Stanford child nutrition expert Maya Adam, MD. To tackle the problem, …
When I first met Erica Medina in 2012, she was already practiced at living in two worlds. Then 17, she loved the ordinary teenage realm …
Teenagers with bulimia nervosa benefit from their parents' help in stopping their eating disorder. In fact, a therapy that involves parents works better for teens …
It's been my experience that women struggle with their body image at some point on the way from girlhood to womanhood - this may be …
Smoking can make it more difficult to get pregnant and it can contribute to complications after conception and endanger the health of babies as they …
For many low-income children, a pediatrician is the only professional they interact with before they start kindergarten. This fact inspired Jecca Steinberg, a second-year Stanford medical student …
Thanks to recent advances in medicine, technology and research, most premature babies born in the United States face better odds of surviving than ever before. Yet, …
Today's teenagers are familiar with the dangers of smoking conventional cigarettes, but they're much less sure of the risks posed by marijuana and e-cigarettes, according to …
We’ve partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
