It’s a high-tech tool that could transform how doctors monitor breathing problems in babies. Respiratory diseases are among the leading causes of infant hospitalization, but typical monitoring devices ...

FOR MANY PARENTS, PACIFIERS ARE A BABY ESSENTIAL. HELPING THEIR LITTLE ONES CALM DOWN, SELF SOOTHE AND SLEEP A LITTLE BIT BETTER. BUT HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW SAFE THEY REALLY ARE? CONSUMER REPORTS ...

REDDING, Calif. (KGO) -- The Shasta County Sheriff's Office says DNA testing has found a pacifier recovered in an isolated area belonged to a 6-month-old baby reported missing by her father, who was ...

Researchers in the United States and South Korea are testing a prototype of a “smart pacifier” they hope will improve the care of babies in neonatal intensive care units. The pacifier would track ...

Many parents feel that pacis, binkies, dummies — or whatever your preferred word for pacifiers happens to be — are something of a lifesaver. Along with helping babies self-soothe, they can also act as ...

That word "microbiome" — describing the collection of bacteria that live in and on our bodies — keeps popping up. This time, researchers say that children whose parents clean their pacifiers by ...