Endocrinology News

AI has shown promise for remote patient monitoring and alerting providers in ICUs, but still has limitations as a clinical tool in pediatrics.

Access to higher levels of residential greenspace was tied to lower adiposity in children, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA approved an expanded indication for setmelanotide to include children aged 2 to 5 years with several genetic forms of obesity, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals announced.

Reducing or eliminating physical activity disparities between boys and girls may result in substantially fewer cases of overweight and obesity and savings of around $780 million, results from a model simulation study suggest.

Policies to reduce childhood obesity that restrict new fast-food outlets in local deprived areas with a high concentration of outlets may help to reduce childhood overweight and obesity, according to findings published in Obesity.

Children who attend day care are 32% less likely to develop type 1 diabetes compared with children who do not go to day care, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Children with obesity have increased risk for type 2 diabetes if they are diagnosed with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

Adolescents with obesity prescribed a GLP-1 receptor agonist are less likely to have suicidal ideation or a suicide attempt than those with obesity treated with lifestyle intervention, according to new data.

Children and adolescents diagnosed with COVID-19 were more likely to develop new-onset type 2 diabetes than those who had other respiratory infections, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.