Selena Simmons-Duffin - NPR

A major expansion of the child tax credit during the height of the COVID pandemic temporarily slashed the child poverty rate in half.

The Biden administration says it is trying to prepare for the fall and winter COVID season.

Americans know poor diets and sedentary lifestyles make their health bad. But a new report could shock even those who feel like they know the story.

Some clinics have already started to turn away people without insurance who come to get tested and can't afford to pay for it.

The rate of new cases of COVID-19 among babies and children under 4 years old in the U.S. recently surpassed the rate of new cases among adults older than 65. Here's how to protect newborns.

Mask mandates and other interventions can help stop a surge, even where vaccination rates are low, say scientists who've reviewed states' data. When the measures start and how long they last matters.