Parents often ask about blood tests during routine pediatric visits, but pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, clarifies that healthy children rarely need them. She shares some of the criteria for ...

Pediatric medicine is more often than not a “calling” — the result of a personal commitment to reduce suffering in our children. This mission-oriented sense of purpose exists at odds with the economic ...

A new rapid blood test being trialled by the NHS can fast-track diagnosis of sepsis and meningitis in children.

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is conducting trials of a 15-minute blood test, MeMed BV, designed to rapidly diagnose ...

NHS hospitals are trialling a 15-minute blood test that quickly distinguishes viral and bacterial infections in children, ...

As part of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 19-25, Olmsted County officials are reminding parents and ...

Ewing sarcoma is one of the most common bone cancers seen in children, and if it spreads, it can be deadly. One study found ...

To prevent and address lead poisoning, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills into law Monday requiring blood testing for lead for all Michigan children at ages 12 and 24 months (Public Act 146 of ...

The Midland County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) offers appointments for capillary blood lead testing (finger poke) to identify lead exposure in children. As of April 30, the Michigan universal ...

The NHS is currently trialling a rapid blood test designed to diagnose life-threatening conditions such as sepsis and ...