I recently had one of those moments that only other parents or full-time caregivers of young children are likely to understand: I was holding my miserably sick baby, who was sneezing, coughing and ...

It is a parent’s job to protect their children from anything that may pose a threat to them, including contagious illnesses that could compromise their health. However, have modern-day parents gone ...

Scientists studied hundreds of kids and staff members to learn how respiratory viruses circulate in schools. Here’s what they ...

Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — When you think of getting ready for back to school, you typically think of buying school supplies or getting back into a routine. But how prepared are you for when your child brings ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Children across Kentuckiana are heading back to class, and schoolwork is not the only thing they will be bringing back home – they will carry plenty of germs too. Pediatricians often ...

A professional cleaner has highlighted five things in your bathroom that need more attention as germs multiple.

Jeremy Siegel: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. It is almost back to school around Massachusetts, and parents know that that means lots of germ swapping. Illness and disease spread at schools. It’s ...

A recent study confirmed what many families intuitively know: The littlest students harbor the most germs. Children in ...