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Abre la boca y di “ahhh”: los dentistas tratan cada vez a niños más pequeños

By Laurie Udesky September 21, 2017

Asociaciones de odontólogos recomiendan que los niños pequeños vayan al dentista antes de cumplir el año, o cuando se asoma el primer diente, para evitar un futuro lleno de caries.

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Open Your Mouth And Say Goo-Goo: Dentists Treating Ever-Younger Patients

By Laurie Udesky September 21, 2017

A shift in dental guidelines encourages first dental visits for infants as young as 6 months, or when the first baby teeth emerge. That makes some dentists uncomfortable.

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Meningitis B Vaccine’s High Price Poses A Health Care Conundrum For College-Bound

By Shefali Luthra September 8, 2017

This immunization may mark a shift among some vaccine makers to higher-priced, “niche” preventives that protect against very specific and sometimes rare illnesses.

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Congress’ Tight Timetable Complicates Renewal Of Children’s Health Plan

By Phil Galewitz September 7, 2017

The Senate Finance Committee begins hearings Thursday on the program, which provides coverage to more than 9 million children and is up for renewal on Sept. 30.

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To Insure More Poor Children, It Helps If Parents Are On Medicaid

By Shefali Luthra September 5, 2017

New research offers evidence that coverage expansion policies for adults have a positive spillover effect for kids.

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Home Visits Help New Parents Overcome Tough Histories, Raise Healthy Children

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 21, 2017

A program that provides $400 million in federal funding for the visits expires next month. Advocates and providers hope it will be reauthorized with a higher level of funding — but some worry that might not happen.

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Opioid Crisis Strains Foster Care System; Programs Aim To Keep Kids With Mom

By Shefali Luthra August 18, 2017

One Kentucky program is eyed by other jurisdictions as a way to get addicted parents into recovery and help them care for their children at home.

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In Massachusetts, Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Kids’ Health Care At Risk

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR July 18, 2017

Doctors, consumers and politicians say big federal cuts to Medicaid funding would jeopardize the treatment a lot of kids rely on. The state would either have to make up lost funding or cut benefits.

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