Obesity affects nearly 20% of children between the ages of 2 and 19, making it a common childhood condition. Meanwhile, a new research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics found that rates of severe ...

The House of Representatives passed legislation that criminalizes transgender treatment providers and guardians of children ...

Millions of children and teenagers in the U.S. are experiencing obesity, leaving them at a higher risk of developing adverse health issues as they age. A new study suggests that bariatric surgery has ...

A surgery that helps 7- to 10-year-olds with cerebral palsy walk also helps older kids and teens with the condition, a groundbreaking study shows. "We had thought that the older kids would not do as ...

U.S. President Biden said 8-10 year old children should be allowed to access "transgender surgery." U.S. President Joe Biden did not express support for gender-affirming surgery for children. He ...

A growing number of kids and teens are turning to weight loss surgery amid rising rates of pediatric obesity, according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics. Between 2020 and 2021, there was a ...

Nonprofit Mending Kids looks to offer services to children in Four Corners A nonprofit organization that provides free surgery for children whose families do not have adequate financial means or ...

Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and DePaul University will investigate whether surgeries for children with severe cavities serve as a key opportunity to improve long-term ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz expressed outrage at the alleged prices of surgery for transgender kids. During an address announcing the Trump ...

Mar. 24 -- FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Surgery may provide only short-term relief for some children with sleep-disordered breathing, say researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical ...

Mehmet Oz, better-known as Dr Oz, has raged about “$150k penis surgery” for trans youth, but he failed to cite any facts. Dr ...

A Dallas couple turned to Texas Children's Hospital for a complex and high-risk procedure to insert a stent in their son's ...