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Paxlovid may offer marginal benefits for low-risk children with COVID-19; however, among high-risk children with COVID-19, Paxlovid is a safe oral option.

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Family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) is a clinically-proven approach to treating children with obesity in which a health ...

According to a new study, self-guided family therapy for obesity could work just as well as traditional approaches at a fraction of the cost.

"Closing the Gap Between Evidence and Practice for Childhood Obesity Treatment," authored by Pennington Biomedical’s Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory’s Dr. Amanda Staiano and Dr.

Effective treatment of childhood obesity significantly lowers long-term health risks, including type 2 diabetes and ...

Experts offer a variety of policy solutions to the childhood obesity crisis. Many are drawn from the anti-tobacco playbook — ...

“Beneficial pediatric obesity treatment response yielded enduring health benefits, markedly lowering future morbidity and mortality risks in young adulthood,” the authors write. Several authors ...

Family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) is a clinically-proven approach to treating children with obesity in which a health care professional works with the family to help children lose weight by ...