/tags/childrens-health Children's Health en-US Copyright Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:14:36 GMT /news/2024-11-13/unc-hospitals-pediatric-walking-pneumonia-spike-kids Dr. Zach Willis with UNC Children's explains the national rise in bacterial pneumonia cases and what parents can do to keep kids healthy. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:14:36 GMT /news/2024-11-13/unc-hospitals-pediatric-walking-pneumonia-spike-kids Abigail Celoria /health/2023-04-20/duke-study-finds-proof-of-what-causes-a-metabolic-disease-common-among-native-americans Researchers at Duke University discovered how the GA-1 disease starts and found a possible treatment through gene therapy. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 21:26:31 GMT /health/2023-04-20/duke-study-finds-proof-of-what-causes-a-metabolic-disease-common-among-native-americans Sharryse Piggott /news/2022-05-20/children-ages-5-11-can-now-get-a-covid-19-booster-nc-agency-says The Pfizer booster is the only brand currently available to children in this age range. Fri, 20 May 2022 15:31:46 GMT /news/2022-05-20/children-ages-5-11-can-now-get-a-covid-19-booster-nc-agency-says Joe Jurney /news/2022-05-11/north-carolina-sees-increase-in-child-homicides-suicides The state Child Fatality Task Force’s report said that in 2020, 92 children died as a result of homicide, making it the leading cause of death for that age group. Wed, 11 May 2022 19:34:35 GMT /news/2022-05-11/north-carolina-sees-increase-in-child-homicides-suicides Associated Press /health/2021-11-11/few-north-carolina-children-vaccinated-early-rollout-covid-cohen State data shows more than 24,000 kids in the age group got the vaccine within the first five days it was administered. This represents less than 3% of the almost 900,000 children eligible in the age group. Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:25:12 GMT /health/2021-11-11/few-north-carolina-children-vaccinated-early-rollout-covid-cohen Associated Press /health/2021-08-24/nc-expected-remove-lead-asbestos-public-schools-child-care-centers-cooper Gov. Roy Cooper and members of the House and Senate all call for spending at least $150 million in federal money to remove lead from drinking water in schools and centers, as well as asbestos and lead paint. Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:06:17 GMT /health/2021-08-24/nc-expected-remove-lead-asbestos-public-schools-child-care-centers-cooper Greg Barnes / North Carolina Health ąĎÉńapp /education/2020-01-09/nc-to-get-56m-for-early-childhood-education-health North Carolina will receive up to $56 million toward improving early childhood education and health outcomes for at-risk children, Gov. Roy Cooper… Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:11:32 GMT /education/2020-01-09/nc-to-get-56m-for-early-childhood-education-health Associated Press /health/2019-06-04/unc-childrens-hospital-under-investigation-after-new-york-times-report UNC Children’s Hospital is under investigation after a New York Times report revealed high death rates among pediatric heart patients. The numbers were so… Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:12:14 GMT /health/2019-06-04/unc-childrens-hospital-under-investigation-after-new-york-times-report Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-04/unc-childrens-hospital-under-investigation-after-new-york-times-report UNC Children’s Hospital is under investigation after a New York Times report revealed high death rates among pediatric heart patients. The numbers were so… Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:12:14 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-04/unc-childrens-hospital-under-investigation-after-new-york-times-report Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /health/2018-12-04/study-thousands-more-nc-children-uninsured-in-2017 Four-thousand more children in North Carolina went uninsured in 2017 than in the previous year. That's as the number of children around the country… Tue, 04 Dec 2018 21:46:11 GMT /health/2018-12-04/study-thousands-more-nc-children-uninsured-in-2017 Lisa Philip