childhood

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Uptake of childhood vaccinations that had nothing to do with Covid has fallen since the pandemic - a lasting legacy.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Schwimmer's interest in Deinosuchus began during his childhood in New York City, where he lived just 10 blocks from the American Museum of Natural History.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Through it all, however, West struggled with depression and a sense of self-loathing, and had trouble with intimacy, much of it a by-product of a hardscrabble childhood in West Virginia with a domineering father.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Jefferson grieved deeply over the loss of his wife, the death in childhood of four of their six children, and the later loss of a daughter at only 25.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The cure was usually a long process—sometimes lasting years—starting first with childhood memories and even, if possible, memories formed in utero.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady