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New guidelines warn against obesity drugs for young children

Estimates suggest 170 million children and adolescents worldwide are obese. That includes 70 million children aged 5–9. Obesity prevalence in…

22 hours ago

Young people are not snowflakes, head of mental health review says

Accusations that the young are a snowflake generation are wrong, the head of an independent review into mental health, ADHD…

2 weeks ago

Some dentists say more young people are grinding their teeth – are you one of them?

While you can treat the symptoms - by wearing a mouthguard, for example - getting to the source of what's…

4 weeks ago

Arab News | ‘The Magician’s Elephant’ takes young viewers on a hopeful adventure

During the summer at a movie night with my 6-year-old nephew and 5-year-old niece we watched “The Magician’s Elephant” on…

4 weeks ago

Doctors wrongly said I was too young to have endometriosis at 13

Paediatric gynaecologist Dr Gail Busby says nearly 80% of adolescents will have painful periods, but clinicians should recognise when a…

2 months ago

‘I’d love a normal life, but being a young carer means sacrifices’

Some support is available. Young carers are entitled to assessments from their local council to look at the impact on…

2 months ago

Children as young as nine hurt in growing number of e-scooter crashes

Most of the incidents in Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield involved private e-scooters, often on public roads, pavements or footpaths, despite…

2 months ago

Women hit fertility tipping point at 49 even with young donor eggs

Older women face a lower chance of fertility treatment working, even when using young donor eggs - with a marked…

3 months ago

Even young and fit urged to skip runs and too many beers in heatwave

In the UK, ahead of England playing Panama in the World Cup on Saturday, people are being advised to drink…

3 months ago

Obesity cases rising fastest in young adults

Lead researcher Robert Fletcher said while the study did not investigate the causes behind the rise, he felt there were…

4 months ago