Endocrinology
LGBT Youth Consult
How young is too young? The optimal age for transitioning for transgender and gender nonconforming youth
Dr. Gerald Montano discusses the challenges related to the decision-making process for transitioning to the self-identified gender.
News
AAP, NASPAG issue joint guidance on menstruation management in teens with disabilities
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology have jointly produced a clinical report...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: ASD doesn’t appear any more prevalent in children with type 1 diabetes
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes appears to be similar to that in the general pediatric...
Conference Coverage
Transgender youth can successfully transition to adulthood
Conference Coverage
Childhood cancer survivors face several long-term risks
Despite improvements, survivors of childhood cancers still face long-term risks in terms of secondary neoplasms, nonsurgical premature menopause (...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Bionic pancreas configurations may help control type 1 diabetes
Key clinical point: Three studies have validated the safety and efficacy of different configurations of the bionic pancreas, also known as the...
Conference Coverage
Enlist appropriate psychological consults for gender dysphoria
ORLANDO – There is now an awareness of a spectrum of gender identity and an affirmation of the right of individuals to express that identity as...
News
Adolescent obesity rose slightly, again
Nearly one in five children and adolescents are obese, and rates of adolescent obesity have risen during every time period measured since 1994.
News
Infants fed with large bottles gain more weight
Infants from low-income families fed with large-size bottles were significantly heavier at age 6 months than infants fed using smaller bottles.
Letters from Maine
Weather or not
Dr. William G. Wilkoff muses on the importance of schoolchildren being allowed to go outside for recess.
Letters from Maine
Hungry and obese
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses the coexistence of hunger and obesity in the United States.