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The measles virus can cause serious disease in children by temporarily suppressing their immune systems. This vulnerability was previously thought to last a month or two, however, a new study shows that children may in fact live in the immunological shadow of measles for up to three years, leaving them highly susceptible to a…

Each year, an estimated 680,000 children are reported as victims of parental abuse and neglect in the U.S. The current child welfare system, which gives states an incentive to remove children from their homes, should be reformed so that we help prevent and treat the causes of child abuse and neglect, which ultimately is better…

More than 40 percent of women in India are underweight when they begin pregnancy, according to a new study published by Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. On average, these women gain only 15 pounds throughout pregnancy – just half of the recommended amount.The findings – featured…

On Feb. 17 – just one day before President Barack Obama's new immigration policy was planned to go into effect – a federal judge in Texas issued an injunction halting its implementation. Obama's proposed executive action was intended to legally protect five million undocumented immigrants from deportation. We discussed the…