A study of 10,000 preteens finds early smartphone ownership tied to higher health risks. Dr. Scott Hadland, Mass General ...

A mass shooting has the community of Stockton asking a question Americans face every day regarding gun violence: "How do I make a difference?" ...

At the University of Oslo, psychologists and collaborators following Norwegian families identified a sizable group of children whose eating patterns centered on avoidant and restrictive intake and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic not only disrupted children's education, recreation, and social lives, but it also increased the ...

Expert reveals what are the physical, emotional and behavioral changes when a child begins to gain unhealthy weight.

Novo Nordisk A/S is planning a large study of its next-generation obesity shot CagriSema in children, a sign the drugmaker is ...

Why do two people eat the same meal but only one gains weight? Doctors say the answer isn’t willpower or diet.

In general, the BMI calculation is a good indicator of excess fatness. But not always, especially if the person is heavily muscled. By BMI standards, athletes and other heavily muscled individuals may ...

Why bone health matters in your 30s and 40s—and what you can do now to stay strong, active, and independent for decades to ...

Natural disasters and conflicts are devastating the lives of children. From Haiti to Syria, here are seven unfolding ...

The U.S. is home to plenty of stellar candy shops, but only some of these stores have decades – if not over a century's worth ...

The latest data from the NHS England National Child Measurement Programme shows that around 20 per cent of children in Cambridgeshire are overweight.