Medicaid/CHIP surveillance demonstrated an 11.4% relative rise in pediatric diabetes prevalence, including a 24.3% increase in type 2 diabetes, with disparities by geography, sex, and region.
Intensive behavioral intervention can be effective at eliminating pica, which is the repeated ingestion of inedible substances, researchers from Marcus Autism Center report. The findings are published ...
Young people with obesity should receive intensive behavioral counseling, according to the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF conducted a systematic review of various types of weight ...
A panel of experts has updated their recommendations for doctors screening children for obesity. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends intensive behavioral interventions for kids aged ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that children and adolescents with a high body mass index (BMI) be referred to intensive behavioral interventions -- and not weight-loss ...
(HealthDay News) — Primary care physicians should offer or refer obese patients to intensive behavioral interventions, according to a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) final recommendation ...
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen for obesity in children and adolescents 6 years and older and offer or refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral ...
IBT offers a range of services, including: PEERS®, Intensive Behavioral Intervention Program, Behavior Management, Life Skills program, Consults and Workshops, and Assessment Services. Program for the ...
For Diana Sullivan, UCP of Western Massachusetts has always felt like home. Long before she became Senior Director of Early ...
As a pediatric obesity medicine specialist, I have witnessed first-hand the benefits of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of adolescent obesity. In particular, semaglutide (Wegovy) plus ...
The fifth paper in The Lancet Series on HIV in people who use drugs looks at the relationship between amphetamine drug use and HIV. Among the conclusions are that because of the increased HIV risk ...