Canada has published the first-ever national standard to guide pediatric pain management in children's, community or regional, and rehabilitation hospitals that treat children up to age 19.

Each year, too many kids in the East Bay suffer needlessly from pain related to long-term serious illness, including migraines, joint and abdominal pain, sickle cell anemia and more. A new UCSF Health ...

Although most research and attention focus on adults, children and adolescents suffer from chronic pain and mental health disorders in numbers as high as adults. A study published in JAMA Pediatrics ...

With its emphasis on opioid overdose prevention, the first guideline for primary care providers from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on prescribing opioids for acute pain in children and ...

When a child is hospitalized, it's often one of the most stressful things their family has ever faced. These strategies can ...

Researchers say that parents and doctors should be mindful of how they talk to and treat children experiencing pain -- no matter how big or small the injury -- knowing that these foundational ...

A new dental practice guideline recommends acetaminophen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as first-line treatments for managing short-term pain in children. "This clinical prescribing ...

Dentists reported that pediatric pain management practices need to improve, because controlling pain, as well as anxiety or fear, in kids is a problem. The study was published on October 25 in the ...

New evidence suggesting that a portion of the Latin American population may have increased genetic sensitivity to pain heightens the chronic problems of inadequate healthcare access and professional ...

Whether it’s a sore arm or a fear of injections, how a child is treated when they present with pain could significantly affect how they respond to and manage pain later in life. Drawing from diverse ...