Pediatrics

A large new study will follow the health and well-being of thousands of transgender and gender nonconforming young people in the U.K., researchers at King’s College London announced Thursday.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Among U.S. adolescents, current medical use of prescription stimulants for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased between 2005 and 2023, while nonmedical use decreased, according to a research letter published online July 29 in the JAMA.This article […]

For decades, medical professionals debated whether a common antiviral medication used to treat flu in children caused neuropsychiatric events or if the infection itself was the culprit.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

The evidence supporting the health benefits of breastfeeding is overwhelming, yet many women taking medicines are being advised to stop, often unnecessarily, according to a new study from the University of Bath.This article was originally […]

A Phase III, international, randomized clinical trial assessed the safety and efficacy of canagliflozin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children and adolescents.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

People in America adopt hundreds of thousands of children every year, but not all of them receive health insurance once adopted into their second home. A study by the University of Maryland (UMD) School of […]

The more unpredictable an environment is for children, the more likely they are to exhibit mental and physical health issues when they hit their teenage and early adulthood years, according to new University of Georgia […]

At a typical pediatric visit, parents and clinicians examine where a child falls on growth charts that compare their height and weight to national averages.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

While overall dental health among young children in the U.S. has improved over the last two decades, adolescents have not experienced the same gains. A recent study in Western New York led by Rubelisa Oliveira, […]

A Monash University-led study into commercially available foods for infants and young children has found them to be promoted as low-cost and “healthy,” despite often not conforming to nutritional guidelines.This article was originally published on […]