For many children, needles are the worst part of any doctor's visit. Numbing cream can minimize the pain of getting a shot, which may make your child less afraid of medical procedures over time.

A nine-year-old girl in Mumbai has died from rabies nearly six months after being scratched by a stray dog. Kashish Sahani, a Class 4 student, skipped the anti-rabies vaccine due to fear of injections ...

A review of nine studies suggests GLP-1 weight-loss injections can help obese children lose weight and lower blood pressure ...

U.S. officials on Monday approved the first long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year. RSV ...

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Under its former childhood vaccine schedule, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that kids get 12 different vaccines protecting against 16 diseases before age 10. It didn’t ...

Growing awareness of weight-loss injections is prompting more UAE parents to ask doctors whether the medicines could help ...

A new combination vaccine may reduce the number of injections required to keep infants and toddlers up to date with the United States infant immunization schedule recommended by the Centers for ...