Surgery can be a stressful experience for children and families. Feeling well prepared can help reduce anxiety, support recovery, and make it a positive experience. When a child needs surgery, it can ...

It’s natural for children to have questions or feel uncertain if they need surgery. The team at University of Utah Health is here to help you and your child feel at ease. As a parent, you can offer ...

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on UNC Health Talk. Surgery can be scary at any age, never mind when the patient is a child. Little ones don’t always understand what’s happening or why ...

When Sean Saifa Wall was 13, a doctor recommended to his mother that Wall's male-typical genitals be removed and that he begin feminizing hormone therapy. He says his late mother agreed to the surgery ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say access needs to be expanded to weight-loss surgery for children. SDI Productions/Getty Images Pediatricians say weight-loss surgery can be beneficial to children with ...

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) on Wednesday confirmed that gender-transition surgery on children constitutes child abuse, days after Governor Greg Abbott asked the ...

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SAN DIEGO — A new medical study published by local doctors found a startling number of kids in southern California could qualify for safe weight loss surgery. But access to pediatric bariatric surgery ...

Jasmine, a Bradenton teenager, has been recovering for weeks after what the hospital describes as life-saving surgery.

The release was issued in response to an Aug. 6 inquiry by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and said that sex reassignment surgery could cause a threat of harm from physical injury. Masters’s determination ...

Transgender surgery on the genitals of a child constitutes child abuse under Texas law, according to the head of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). "Genital mutilation of a ...