Childhood obesity is often overlooked or ignored as it does not show obvious signs However it is important to recognise it early to reduce the risk of other health complications ...

Backed by private-equity financing, Sono Bello is the largest of a breed of cosmetic surgery chains vying for a slice of the ...

A joint investigation by KFF Health News and NBC News found that cosmetic surgery chains have been the target of scores of ...

How we discuss body shapes greatly influences children’s self – perception. Society blends personal history and medical ...

An accompanying episode of the Annals of Family Medicine Podcast, featuring study authors Ann Sinéad Doherty, PhD, and Emma ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not provide the most accurate screening for skeletal muscle deficits among youth with pediatric‐onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study in the Journal of ...

BMI was lower in kids whose mothers received a responsive parenting intervention in the INSIGHT randomized clinical trial. Across ages 3 to 9 years, children in a responsive parenting group had a ...