Children

Dr. Robert Macauley of OHSU is one of the few pediatricians in the U.S. who is certified in palliative medicine. His memoir is called, "Because I Knew You: How Some Remarkable Sick Kids Healed A Doctor's Soul."

A federal bill known as the Kids Online Safety Act would put more responsibility on social media companies to design their platforms to better protect children from online harms.

Child Welfare Director Aprille Flint-Gerner announced on Tuesday that she was resigning after two years leading Oregon’s beleaguered child-welfare system.

The Imagination Library program, created by Dolly Parton, gifts books to children from birth to the month of their 5th birthday. Currently, 65,000 Oregon children are enrolled in the Imagination Library. The Lower Umpqua Library is the 57th community partner enrolled in the Imagination Library in Oregon.

Food advocates and parents went to Salem Wednesday to urge state lawmakers to pass a bill that would extend food assistance benefits to children who are often denied because of their immigration status.

More than 20 men have now come forward accusing Dr. Edward Gary Edwards of widespread abuse and top officials at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon, of ignoring the abuse and allowing it to continue.

A viral podcast spotlights a Medford doctor’s research into possible telepathic communication in some autistic children — but the real controversy centers on a spelling method and whether it reflects the users’ own voices.

Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-Seattle, who called the cap “unconscionable and maybe unconstitutional,” said its elimination is “a historic achievement.” It commits the state to amply fund the education of every child with a disability, he said.

Carrie Newell studies the seasonal residents of Depoe Bay and her book shares the story of how she trained her dogs to sniff out whales.

Oregon lawmakers are considering sending kids in foster care out of state, again. Only this time, with less transparency