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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden and unexplained death of a baby younger than 1 year old. SIDS is sometimes called crib death because the death may happen when a baby is sleeping in a crib. It’s one of the leading causes of death in babies from ages 1 month to 1 year. Read on to learn more. 

Read how Osgood-Schlatter disease affects your knee, and see an illustration of the knee showing where it occurs.

A dermoid cyst is a collection of tissue under the skin. It may contain hair follicles, oil, and sweat glands.

Congenital torticollis means that a baby is born with an odd position of the neck. The odd position is because of a tight, short neck muscle. Learn more about the condition, including the symptoms and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (or Perthes disease) is a rare hip condition that affects children.

Many sports injuries can be prevented with proper conditioning and training, wearing appropriate protective gear, and using proper equipment.

What is a contusion? A sprain? A strain? Find out more about these common sports injuries.

Osgood-Schlatter disease is an overuse condition in children. It's when the tendon in a knee becomes injured and inflamed.

Detailed information on benign skin growths in children, including dermatofibromas, dermoid cyst, freckles, keloids, lipomas, moles, atypical moles, and pyogenic granulomas.