Childhood obesity is a significant national epidemic, with approximately 20% of children and teens in the U.S. classified as obese. This condition, if untreated, leads to severe comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and cardiovascular diseases, among others. Adolescents with severe obesity often carry these health issues into adulthood, doubling their risk of premature death before age 55 compared to their non-obese peers.
Dr. Christos Papadelis shares the strides made by robotic rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy at Cook Children's. His team uses the Amadeo system,...
With the growing number of pediatric congenital heart patients growing up thanks to ever improving medical care, Dr. Scott Pilgrim takes us inside one...
There is a misconception that palliative means end of life care. But that's not how we think about palliative surgery at all. Palliative surgery...
