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Keeping Your Teen Safe Behind the Wheel A tragic trio of inexperience, strong emotions and distractions combines to make vehicle crashes the leading cause of death and disability among American teenagers.   Beverly Shirk, a pediatric trauma coordinator at Penn Sta Read More

Smoking Risks Are More Than Lung Cancer Doctors ask patients about smoking habits for the same reason they check weight, blood pressure, breathing and heart beat during a visit. The answers – much like the results of the other checks – provide information that offers clues to Read More

Children Face Higher Risks from Heat Wave With a heat dome roasting much of the United States this week, and temperatures soaring here in the DMV, parents of babies and young children are facing unique, weather-related challenges. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Read More