LONDON – Experts believe a new test to detect human growth hormone may bring sports authorities a step closer to catching doping athletes. The blood test was recently developed by Dr. Ken Ho of ...

Injections of human growth hormone can improve sprint capacity enough to turn the last-place finisher in the Olympic 100-meter dash into a gold-medal winner, according to a study released Monday.

Children who need growth hormone to achieve their full stature are having trouble getting the medicine. A shortage has stretched months longer than expected and could last the rest of the year.

Human growth hormone (HGH) is a hormone that’s essential to our development. Most people produce enough HGH throughout their lifetime. But for those with a deficiency in growth hormone (or a few ...

Growth hormone treatment is a safe and effective therapy that’s often used to treat children and adults with a deficiency in human growth hormone (also known as HGH or somatropin). Naturally ...

The FDA has approved Norditropin FlexPro (somatropin [rDNA origin] injection, from Novo Nordisk), a pre-filled injection pen, for patients with growth hormone disorders. Norditropin FlexPro ...

Growth hormone tests aren’t likely to cause any complications, though some people may feel faint. Bruising is possible where the IV line went into your vein. What the Results Mean.

Treatment for the deficiency is injections of human growth hormone, typically given daily. Pfizer already markets one such product, Genotropin, a drug that generated $427 million in revenue in 2020.

Novo Nordisk introduced the growth hormone Norditropin in 1988 and launched its first prefilled injection pen, Norditropin Nordiflex, in 2004, the company said. Editing by Erica Billingham ...