Artificial intelligence is entering pediatric operating rooms faster than the rules governing its use can keep up. From autonomous surgical robots stitching tissue without a human hand on the controls ...

Before a child goes into an operating room, a large screen displays a risk score. This score predicts potential complications ...

Nonprofit Mending Kids looks to offer services to children in Four Corners A nonprofit organization that provides free surgery for children whose families do not have adequate financial means or ...

A surgery that helps 7- to 10-year-olds with cerebral palsy walk also helps older kids and teens with the condition, a groundbreaking study shows. "We had thought that the older kids would not do as ...

The Scripps News Group caught up with Dr. Phuong Nguyen to learn how this new procedure could help children with craniosynostosis. AURORA, Colo. — A pediatric surgeon at Children's Hospital Colorado ...

For the 17 percent of American kids who are considered obese, prevention — the strategy everyone agrees is the best way to tackle the nation’s health woes — is no longer an option. What, then, to do ...

For children with habitual snoring and mild sleep apnea, early adenotonsillectomy did not improve executive function or attention compared with watchful waiting, a randomized clinical trial showed.

Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and DePaul University will investigate whether surgeries for children with severe cavities serve as a key opportunity to improve long-term ...