New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics released Wednesday recommend that, during routine checkups, physicians also screen children for signs of poverty. The move is part of a ...

A Florida woman who medically transitioned from female to male as a 14-year-old is suing the American Academy of Pediatrics — alleging she was whisked through the process as a minor by “a ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends early and proactive treatment for children who have obesity, including surgery or weight loss drugs. The guidance has drawn scrutiny from advocates ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics is being accused of promoting over the counter puberty blockers on transgender youth and ditching a non-drug therapy approach. Critics of the organization told ...

Buckley Jr.: The Most Influential Journalist in American History The result is ‘inclusion’ efforts that leave everyone feeling dissatisfied and aggrieved. DEI is firmly embedded within ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics' new guidance on childhood obesity — the first in 15 years — moves away from "watchful waiting," or delaying treatment to see if children outgrow obesity.

The American Academy of Pediatrics hosts a webpage that guides families through an interactive process to design a family media plan that emphasizes each family's values and allows them to ...

Pediatricians should prescribe opioids for pain when necessary, with recommended precautions in place to increase safety, according to a clinical practice guideline released during the AAP 2024 ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidelines recommending drastic medical solutions to childhood obesity and the internet was not impressed. The guideline for "Evaluation and ...

according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics around childhood obesity. The guidelines note that treatments, including medications and weight loss surgery, can be effective ...

Read full article: Infants' tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says A prominent doctors' group worries that a condition in infants that can ...