A surgery that helps 7- to 10-year-olds with cerebral palsy walk also helps older kids and teens with the condition, a groundbreaking study shows. "We had thought that the older kids would not do as ...

NEW ORLEANS — With some 4.5 million children and adolescents in the US with severe obesity, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a new policy statement calling for greater access to ...

A new national study has found that single-event multi-level surgery (SEMLS) helps straighten the legs and improves walking ability in children with cerebral palsy. Researchers at the Nuffield ...

Almost half of children who require surgery for complicated appendicitis can safely complete their recovery at home, according to a new study. Almost half of children who require surgery for ...

Most kids go without clear liquids at least three times longer than guidelines recommend prior to surgery, a new study says. About 4 out of 5 children and infants (79%) are on liquid fasts far longer ...

Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and DePaul University will investigate whether surgeries for children with severe cavities serve as a key opportunity to improve long-term ...

Children needing surgery at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) are waiting up to 30 months for ...