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.
The causes of tumors in children and young adults are different than those in adults. Yet, much of the diagnoses and treatments for pediatric...
Cook Children's pediatric gastroenterologist, Clifton Huang, M.D., shares fascinating insights into the advancing treatments and procedures, including endomicroscopy, that are bringing new hope for...
Neurosurgeon, Daniel Hansen, M.D. shines a light on this barrier breaking approach to epilepsy surgery. Using an endoscopic method to disconnect the left and...
