When a child is thought to have been sexually abused, a second medical exam may be key to picking up injuries and sexually transmitted infections, a study found. The American Academy of Pediatrics ...

Capitol Desk delivers the latest in health care policy and politics from Sacramento and around the state. Have an idea? Let us know. This week, a bill requiring eye exams for school-age children with ...

CONWAY — Framed photographs of butterflies hang on the wall, cuddly stuffed animals are piled above the cabinets, and the colors are bright and cheery — but the reason the room exists isn’t. The ...

(Reuters Health) - Children who are adopted, whether domestically or internationally, have unique healthcare needs that should be assessed as soon as possible, according to new guidance from the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California county cannot routinely examine the genitals of children removed from homes on suspicion of abuse without a court order or consent from their parents, a U.S. appeals ...

May 16, 2012 (San Antonio, Texas) — Do children who have had undilated plusoptiX exams also need to have dilated exams to make sure that abnormalities have not been overlooked? That is the fundamental ...

A class-action lawsuit was filed Monday against San Diego County over the decades-long practice of giving invasive medical exams at the Polinsky Children’s Center to children who had been taken away ...