American teens are increasingly turning to the weight-loss drug Wegovy as more families and their doctors gain confidence in its use for young people with obesity, new data shared with Reuters shows.

Notable findings included a drop in the percentage of mothers reporting “excellent” mental health, from 38% in 2016 to 26% in ...

Peña is among a growing number of parents concerned about how content on social media platforms is influencing children and ...

Missouri ranks poorly for children's health with 37 deaths per 100,000, high firearm fatalities and low-birth weight babies ...

A new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics found that over 7,000 more children died from firearm-related injuries in the ...

American teens are increasingly turning to the weight-loss drug Wegovy as more families and their doctors gain confidence in ...

Missouri owes its low ranking for children’s health in part to a high rate of child and teen deaths caused by firearms and ...

Key Healthcare logo representing a leading teen mental health and substance ... not seek professional support at all, raising alarm among health advocates about long-term risks to adolescent ...

Pregnancy and birth rates among Minnesota youth have reached their lowest levels since 1990, continuing a decades-long ...

For the study, researchers analyzed federal death records to examine trends in ODs among teens and young adults. They specifically looked at synthetic opioids like fentanyl used alone or in ...

Hawaii’s children are increasingly affected by housing instability and parental job insecurity, ranking the state among the ...

There are a range of competing views on whether smartphones and social media are harmful to adolescents, and an attempt to ...