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The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday released new guidelines for treatment of childhood obesity.

Updated obesity treatment guidelines for children and teens include medications, surgery for some young people

CNN By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Updated American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for treatment of obesity urge prompt use of behavior therapy and lifestyle changes, and they say surgery and medications should be used for some young people. The guidelines, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, are the first comprehensive update to the

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The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday released new guidelines for treatment of childhood obesity.

Updated obesity treatment guidelines for children and teens include medications, surgery for some young people

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Updated American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for treatment of obesity urge prompt use of behavior therapy and lifestyle changes, and they say surgery and medications should be used for some young people. The guidelines, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, are the first comprehensive update to the academy’s

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The US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval on January 6 for the Alzheimer's disease drug Lecanemab

Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab receives accelerated approval amid safety concerns

CNN By Jacqueline Howard and Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval Friday for the Alzheimer’s disease drug lecanemab, one of the first experimental dementia drugs to appear to slow the progression of cognitive decline. “Alzheimer’s disease immeasurably incapacitates the lives of those who suffer from it and has devastating

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The US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval on January 6 for the Alzheimer's disease drug Lecanemab

Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab receives accelerated approval amid safety concerns

By Jacqueline Howard and Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval Friday for the Alzheimer’s disease drug lecanemab, one of the first experimental dementia drugs to appear to slow the progression of cognitive decline. “Alzheimer’s disease immeasurably incapacitates the lives of those who suffer from it and has devastating effects

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The CDC has tested wastewater from aircraft amid concerns over the Covid-19 surge in China

CDC has tested wastewater from aircraft amid concerns over Covid-19 surge in China

By Jacqueline Howard, Kylie Atwood and Pete Muntean, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has “done some very preliminary work” to do wastewater testing with airlines, Lori Tremmel Freeman, chief executive officer for the National Association of County and City Health Officials, said Wednesday. There have been growing concerns among public health

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MIS-C after Covid-19 has been more common and more severe than previously reported

MIS-C has been more common and more severe than previously reported, study finds

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Although still rare, MIS-C after Covid-19 has been more common and more severe than previously reported, and there are significant racial disparities in cases, according to a study published Thursday in JAMA Network Open. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children — which primarily emerges after a Covid-19 infection — causes inflammation in

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