The AAP updates its guidance on kids' screen time, shifting focus to digital ecosystems, the 5 C's, and family media plans.

Up to one in five U.S. children, including those as young as 2, are living with mental health problems, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The guidelines, released this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Virgie Tovar covers how weight bias affects culture. Regardless of where one lands ultimately, stigma is a reality that bridges ...

Children and adolescents should be proactively evaluated and treated for obesity, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics around childhood obesity. The guidelines note that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Studies show that 53 percent of children now have a smartphone by age 11. The widespread device usage has prompted The American ...

Ruler inside prescription bottle Two more medical societies have come out in support of the AAP’s updated clinical guidelines for obesity treatment in children and adolescents and one opposes it. The ...

The Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), the clinical and educational leader in the care of patients with obesity, applauds the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) first comprehensive Clinical ...

Six Oneida County men arrested and charged for their roles in an alleged assault Six men have been arrested following a three month long investigation stemming from an overnight assault in the Village ...

Illinois’ adoption of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ childhood vaccine schedule is the latest example of Illinois breaking with the federal government over health care policies.