Boston Childrens Hospital

Boston Children's Hospital says it is treating four patients for muscle weakness or paralysis similar to nine cases reported in Colorado, and they are investigating if the symptoms are related to enterovirus 68. Neurologist Dr. Mark Gorman said at a news conference Tuesday none of the Boston patients has yet tested positive for enterovirus 68, as some did in Colorado...

A Springfield hospital says federal and state health officials have confirmed eight cases of an unusual respiratory virus that has been affecting children around the country. Baystate Children's Hospital said in a statement that eight specimens tested positive for enterovirus D68...

Two young sisters from New York vacationing on Cape Cod are in critical condition at a Boston hospital after being pulled unconscious from a motel swimming pool. Police and paramedics, as well EMTs from a passing Dennis ambulance, responded to the Bayside Resort Hotel in Yarmouth around 7:30 p...

Two young sisters from New York vacationing on Cape Cod have been flown to a Boston  hospital after they were pulled unconscious from a motel swimming pool.

On March 8, nursing students from UMD's College of Nursing will host a Dance-A-Thon to support research at Boston's Children's Hospital.

A 10-year-old boy is in critical condition after a pine tree fell on top of him while he was playing on a zip line in Easton.       Authorities say the boy was riding on the zip line Thursday morning when it became apparent that one of the trees to which the line was connected was collapsing...

Infants who die suddenly and for no apparent reason may have abnormal brainstems. Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital are reporting the finding based on a review of several dozen cases where infant deaths were attributed to sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS...

A new study says the states with the most laws regulating firearms have the lowest gun-related deaths.