Weight-Loss Options for US Youth Are Hard to Come By By Robin Respaut and Chad Terhune (Reuters) - For many U.S. parents seeking help for a child with obesity, the most widely-endorsed treatment ...

For many U.S. parents seeking help for a child with obesity, the most widely-endorsed treatment is out of reach - and it's not the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy.

Item 1 of 4 Billy Small III, who is under treatment with Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy, looks on at his home in Oakland, California, U.S., February 5, 2024.

In each year assessed, far more adults than youth got weight-loss surgery — the annual rate of metabolic and bariatric surgeries in adults ranged from roughly 160,000 to just over 200,000, while ...

Youth Express Safety Concerns and Hesitancy About Weight-Loss Medications in National Survey - Medscape - April 25, 2025. Comments Commenting is limited to medical professionals.

Weight-loss options for US youth are hard to come by. Robin Respaut and Chad Terhune. June 17, 2024 at 3:07 AM. Copied; By Robin Respaut and Chad Terhune ...

Feb 15 (Reuters) - A small but rapidly growing number of U.S. adolescents began treatment with Novo Nordisk's NOVOb.CO> weight-loss drug Wegovy last year, a powerful new tool to address record ...

"Many of us believe it would make sense to offer behavioral counseling along with the drug," said Dr. Thomas Robinson, a professor of pediatrics and director of the Center for Healthy Weight at ...

Both Novo and Eli Lilly are testing their weight-loss drugs in children as young as 6. Lilly’s drug, tirzepatide, is only approved for adults in the US under the brand name Mounjaro for type 2 ...

Weight-loss options for US youth are hard to come by Leading medical groups recommend intensive behavioral counseling - 26 hours within one year - to teach children and their families practical ...

(Reuters) - For many U.S. parents seeking help for a child with obesity, the most widely-endorsed treatment is out of reach - and it's not the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy. Leading medical ...