Obesity in the United States has continued to rise for decades even in the face of increased awareness and access to healthy ...

From schools to family dynamics to public spaces, several sad ways being a teenager was never the same after the 1990s, and ...

A groundbreaking new study conducted by the University of South Florida will track young people through 2050 to learn more about the long-term impacts of smartphones, social media and other digital ...

Later stages of pertussis can include severe coughing fits, a “whoop” sound caused by the person gasping for air between ...

The United States is facing an alarming obesity crisis, with experts predicting that nearly 260 million Americans will be ...

Obesity is spreading in the United States, as 75% of of adults and almost half of people aged 15-24 are overweight.

Dr. Scott Hadland, chief of adolescent medicine at Mass General for Children, comments on the intersection of today's ...

In The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Yair Zloof and colleagues1 show that obesity in otherwise healthy adolescents was ...

In adolescents, adequate sleep is associated with a reduced risk for hypertension, according to a study published onli ...

Treatments for hair regrowth include medicated formulas, supplements, lasers, and complementary remedies, such as massage and ...

As optimism for GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss has grown, so too has their use in children. Currently, liraglutide ...