Recent studies from across the country have helped solidify the link between housing instability—for example, substandard conditions, homelessness or needing to move regularly—and poor infant health.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON – Millions of women and children could lose out on special food benefits if the federal government stays shut down for ...

U.S. Senators Gillibrand, Marshall, M.D., and Baldwin have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening maternal ...

Martha Welch, MD, spent the better part of three decades in private practice treating children with emotional, behavioral, and developmental disorders before accepting a job on the faculty of Columbia ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated its infant formula compliance program for investigators, laboratory analysts and compliance officers. The compliance program is designed to ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — In San Diego County, African American infants are nearly three times more likely to die in their first year than other infants. "Infant mortality is actually an important predictor ...

San Diego (KGTV) — While school districts and the San Diego County Office of Education work to support families of students with special needs, some medical conditions and developmental delays are ...