For most mothers and fathers, part of their kids’ childhood will involve cleaning up after cuts or nosebleeds.

New preliminary research from the American Heart Association found that about 14% of children and teens in the U.S. have high blood pressure or are at risk. Experts weigh in on causes and prevention.

Experts have discovered a simple blood test that could predict whether a child will go on to develop diabetes and heart ...

A teen with high blood pressure is more likely to become an adult with heart disease. Prenatal exposure to PFAS may put kids ...

Michigan’s screening program tests newborn babies for over 50 diseases and disorders such as heart disease and hearing loss.

This simple chart from WebMD shows target blood sugar levels for kids and teens before and after meals, after fasting, before exercise, and at bedtime, as well as an A1c target.

Children and adolescents diagnosed with high blood pressure have double the risk of major cardiovascular problems as adults, a new study that followed them into their 20s and 30s reports. It’s ...

About 14% of children and teens in the U.S. either have high blood pressure or are headed toward it, according to preliminary new research that suggests a need for greater prevention efforts ...

Diastolic blood pressure (DBP — the bottom number) averaged 1.90 percentile points higher. Children born to mothers with one or more risk factors also had a faster increase in blood pressure between ...