By late February, a 6-year-old unvaccinated girl died of measles-related pneumonia — the first U.S. measles death since 2015 ...

Dr Lillie Parker, an NHS paediatrician, has shared her advice on fevers in children, revealing there are three key things ...

NHS paediatrician, Dr Lillie Parker has taken to social media to issue a warning to all parents on three key issues when it ...

They suggested that he more than likely had a febrile seizure ... incident where B had a hours-long seizure in 2014, he was airlifted to a local children's hospital and given propofol.

Chikungunya fever, a viral disease transmitted by ... This is associated with a change in the level of alertness, drowsiness, convulsions and weakness of limbs. Equally rarely, some studies indicate ...

It is usually prescribed for children with hard-to-control seizures and must be monitored by a healthcare provider and dietitian. Always take your medicine as prescribed and report any side effects, ...

At Alder Hey Children's Hospital, doctors informed Jessica that her son Lennon, now 15 months old, had likely had a febrile convulsion – commonly triggered by a fever during an infection like a ...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — Saint Joseph Medical System is warning parents that febrile seizures can happen when your child has a high-grade fever. WSBT 22 spoke with a family that ...

Erica Prochaska, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, also pointed to the difference between febrile seizures, which are not uncommon in young children ...

As an outbreak of measles infects hundreds of Americans, social media users are warning parents against the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, falsely claiming the shot poses a higher risk of ...

Rabies vaccines are safe for all people, including pregnant women and children, and have been administered to millions of people worldwide with few side effects. Lassa virus causes a viral ...

Reducing a child's fever may also prevent febrile seizures in those who are prone to them, as some children will respond to a rapid temperature change with a seizure. These seizures are usually benign ...