President Donald Trump commissioned a sweeping strategy on tackling childhood chronic diseases due by August from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new HHS secretary.

CHILDREN could be three times as likely to develop ADHD if their mums take paracetamol during pregnancy, research suggests. The study is one of several pieces of research that have looked into ...

Children may have a higher risk of developing ADHD if their mothers used paracetamol – also known as acetaminophen – during ...

Most statin drugs are FDA-approved for children and teens under age 18 ... Many adults with high LDL (bad) cholesterol resign themselves to taking a statin drug when no other lifestyle changes ...

Does it make sense to prescribe these medications to a child just because they are fat? And what are the risks, both physical and emotional, to having kids who aren’t done growing take weight ...

A Suffolk County Bloods gang leader was arraigned on charges of selling drugs that killed the mother of a young child and ...

A meta-analysis of studies on children and adolescents with ADHD found that they are at an increased risk of depression and ...

A study by Michigan Medicine researchers has investigated possible genetic factors for drug efficacy for children with ...

Strattera has a boxed warning for the increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions in children and adolescents taking this medication. A boxed warning is the most serious warning from the FDA.

After taking semaglutide ... “On the other side, is it the right way to go to medicalise very young children with drugs because of what is, in part, a societal issue?” he asks.

Easy access and exposure to guns and drugs are killing Kentucky children, according to the Child Fatality and Near Fatality ...

and taking medications that can interact with each other, including over-the-counter medications, herbal products and supplements. They may have multiple chronic conditions needing complex ...