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Reason · Oct 7

Child drowning deaths have increased over the last 7 years. These are the safety precautions every parent should take

Drowning is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5 – and the number of deaths has significantly increased in the past seven years

The Independent UK · Jul 25

Halloween 2025: Why Children are Most at Risk and Five Tips for Safer Trick-or-Treating

Kids are the ones mostly at risk of accident during Halloween. To keep them safe, American Red Cross provided five safety tips parents can follow during trick-or-treating.

International Business Times UK · Oct 29, 2025

Leana Wen Accused of 'Unsafe, Ableist, Fatphobic, and Unethical Practices' for Opposing COVID Mandates

The left-leaning commentator wants to get back to normal. So more than 600 experts want to censor her.

Reason · Aug 24, 2022

From one July Fourth to the next, a steep slide for Biden

President Joe Biden is set to mark his second Fourth of July since taking office, and he's finding a far different political atmosphere today than a year ago

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

A major pandemic hurdle is being crossed with young kids getting vaccine access

Parents of infants and toddlers are a major step closer to having front-line protection against COVID after a key FDA committee on Wednesday unanimously recommended authorizing vaccines for kids as young as six months.

Axios · Jun 16, 2022

Why is Philly requiring masks again today when other cities aren't? We asked the experts

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia's return to indoor masking on Monday has drawn as many different reactions as there are new variants of the coronavirus.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 18, 2022

It's very difficult to get access to antiviral COVID treatments

New therapies also rely on timely testing and access to a prescription.

Axios · Jan 26, 2022