Do gun safety laws decrease child deaths? A new study says states with universal background checks report fewer children’s deaths due to gun incidents. However, more data is needed to understand the ...

In a new clinical report, the American Academy of Pediatrics urges doctors to prescribe unstructured play time for kids. Pediatricians should encourage playful learning for parents and infants by ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics released updated guidance urging schools to protect recess, citing benefits for kids' ...

As an alternative to new federal vaccine recommendations, the Itasca-based American Academy of Pediatrics released its own childhood vaccine schedule Monday with the backing of a dozen of the nation’s ...