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Some childhood cancer survivors develop heart problems later in life, due in part to the chemo that helped save them. Zinecard can help.

Immunotherapy drug Blincyto extends life for those with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in remission

We need to get targeted drugs to childhood cancer patients more quickly. Here’s a proven way to speed up the treatment pipeline.

Another study found that children with fatty liver disease are at high risk for diabetes.

The collaboration will help advance understanding of the biological basis of pediatric cancers and accelerate cures globally.

Pedmark (sodium thiosulfate) is the first med approved to lower risk of hearing loss in children treated with cisplatin chemotherapy.

NCCN’s new recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines include children with cancer as well as their caregivers.

Mindfulness on your phone, gifts that soothe, a book for children, greeting cards that feel right and a necklace that gives back

Smoking is responsible for 11,000 deaths in Missouri each year. New funding will prevent kids from starting and help current smokers quit.

A combo treatment of Tafinlar and Mekinist may be better than chemo for some children with a brain cancer called low-grade glioma.

After a long wait, the FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children as young as 6 months old.

The coalition of African-American and Latino churches also supports the FDA’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.

Emotional and educational challenges are also more common among children in families with parental cancer. Here’s how to provide support.

Research led by Adam Green, MD, shows the five-year survival rates for children ages 0 to 3 months is half that of children ages 1 to 19.

Vaccines for children under age 5 are still not on the immediate horizon.

Noninvasive imaging may be the best way to screen for NAFLD in this population.