Getty Images Young people under the age of 18 are more aware of nicotine pouches, new data suggests. According to a survey commissioned by charity Action on Smoking and Health (Ash), the percentage of 11-17 year olds who said they knew of the pouches grew from 38% in 2024 to 43% this year. The survey … Read more
Sand miners had dug deep trenches in the bed of a stream. The trenches were filled with water. | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy Two young sons of a farmer drowned in a ditch filled with water in Sambaragi village in Belagavi district of Karnataka on May 27. Deepak, 9, and Ganesh, 7, children of Sanjay … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto There is no alternative to a balanced diet, good sleep, and physical activity in raising a happy, normal, and active child, doctors underlined at a webinar on ‘How to raise a healthy child’ in Vellore on Sunday (May 25, 2025). The webinar, organised by The Hindu in collaboration … Read more
Getty Images A disproportionate number of children referred to NHS excess weight clinics in England are from the most deprived areas, and a significant number are neurodivergent or have other health conditions, a study has found. Some have a body mass index (BMI) over 50, with 40 deemed to be severely obese. Nearly 4,800 under-18s … Read more
Mothers with their children who underwent heart surgeries at the cardiology and cardiac surgical camp organised at the Heart and Brain Institute, Andhra Hospitals in association with Healing Little hearts, UK, in Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: RAO GN A team of paediatric cardiologists performed heart surgeries on 15 children at Heart and Brain Andhra Hospitals, said cardiac surgeon, Dr. Nageswara Rao. The surgeries were … Read more
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Younger children should not be given any drinks containing artificial sweeteners, UK experts are now advising. The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) recommendations apply to beverages such as sugar-free ‘toothkind’ squash that has ingredients such as aspartame, stevia, saccharin and sucralose. It says preschool children … Read more
The School Education Department has constituted a State-level committee for determining the ‘per-child’ expenditure to be met by the government for students admitted to private schools under the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. | Photo Credit: VENKATACHALAPATHY_C The School Education Department has constituted a State-level committee for … Read more
Branwen Jeffreys Education editor Getty Images The poorest children are missing more school and falling further behind classmates, research shared with the BBC suggests. According to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) – which looked at pupil performance after the Covid-19 pandemic – children from the lowest income families are now up to … Read more
A shocking video of a group of children in Woorabinda, Queensland, using a python as a skipping rope has gone viral on social media. As seen in the short clip, around six children laughed and jumped over the snake, which appeared to be over a metre long. At one point, the children could be heard … Read more
Nathan Standley Education reporter Getty Images Leading child doctors have joined calls for a complete ban on smacking children in England, saying there is no evidence it has any positive effect on their wellbeing. Currently, smacking is unlawful in England, except in cases where it amounts to a “reasonable punishment”. Now the Royal College of … Read more