A mother in Evansville, Indiana, pleaded guilty to her role in neglect that led to her infant son being bitten by rats more than 50 times, disfiguring the child, according to prosecutors.

Patients began dropping like flies after eating a batch of poisoned scrambled eggs, vomiting blood and writhing on the floor in agony. Some died within minutes, others succumbed hours later ...

Including weaning for babies after birth — such as the extra energy needed to produce milk — would add even more costs. Among ectotherms, researchers found that species that lay eggs ...

If your baby isn’t eating solids yet, there are ways to encourage them, such as baby-led weaning, introducing a variety of textures, and offering solids before milk feeds. Persistence is key here when ...

The father of a baby girl killed in the English Channel says he fought desperately to hold on to her, but she slipped from his hands as people piled on to him and into the water when their dinghy ...

Today, a team led by the Monitor’s Ryan Lenora Brown looks at six families whose lives Mr. Trump could well change. Some are worried; some are optimistic. All hope for better. Together ...

How a sperm and an egg fuse together has long been a mystery. New research by scientists in Austria provides tantalizing clues, showing fertilization works like a lock and key across the animal ...

Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo have another baby on the way. “I was literally speechless,” the former professional soccer player recalled. “She got me good. … Jinger said, ‘I’ve got a ...

Indeed, the sixth of Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar’s 19 kids announced she is expecting her third baby with husband Jeremy Vuolo. The couple, who are also parents to Felicity, 6 ...

“Living with your mom is not the best romantic environment for finding your lifelong partner.” LYMAN STONE, director of the Pro-Natalism Initiative at the Institute for Family Studies in ...

It’s important to follow your baby’s lead with how much milk they want. They may begin to adapt their feeds as they eat more solids. Formula-fed babies may be having around 1,000ml a day around the ...