Paediatricians are calling for a ban on disposable vapes, warning that “youth vaping is fast becoming an epidemic among children.” In response to a government consultation on e-cigarettes, which closes on Tuesday, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) warned that e-cigarettes “are not a risk-free product and can be just as addictive,…

Children who walk or bike to school at a young age are more likely to continue the healthy habit as they age, according to a new study. “The walk to school is a wonderful moment in the day that provides children a glimpse of living an active lifestyle,” says David Tulloch, a professor of landscape…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lowered its standards of childhood speech development, a decision that has many people worried about the way mental progress is measured in kids. CDC added two new child development milestones at 15 and 30 months. Earlier, children aged 24 months were expected to know about…

A man campaigning against “puberty-blocking drugs” for children was stormed by a group of masked individuals in downtown Montreal on the evening of March 12. Christopher Elston said he was wearing signs warning about the harms of “puberty blockers” for children and was having conversations with passersby on Rue Saint Catherine, near Concordia University, when…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced that it is adopting new rules that require water utilities to alert customers.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced that it is adopting new rules that require water utilities to alert customers.