Less than a third of FDA-mandated trials for drugs approved between 2015 and 2021 had been completed by May 2024.

It’s certainly true that drugs such as Wegovy can be a life-saver for adults who have failed to lose weight in other ways. But it’s expensive (about £175 a month), the side-effects are still unclear, ...

It comes as Liraglutide, a drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens, was found safe and effective for use in children aged six to eleven, according to a study. Liraglutide lowered body mass, ...

The parents of three young children were arrested on charges including drug possession, child abuse and child neglect after ...

Teens from minority groups seeking treatment at pediatric trauma centers are more likely than their white counterparts ...

Shares of biotech Scholar Rock more than quadrupled on Monday, adding some $1.9 billion to its market value, after the company said one of its drugs improved motor function in children with a genetic ...

In just one decade, from 2011 to 2021, more than 321,000 children in the U.S. lost a parent to drug overdose, according to a ...

More than 140 people have been killed in the last month in Culiacán as two factions of the Sinaloa compete to fill a power ...

Advances in extending the human lifespan have slowed in recent decades, leaving it unlikely many of today’s children will ...

Brand of snacks popular with children was recalled due to undeclared milk. FDA classified the recall at the highest risk ...

California has long been a leader in technology but that also makes it home to companies that helped create these dangers.

An investigation by LBC has found organised crime gangs are using AI to manipulate and exploit children into county lines ...