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Evidence shows that blockbuster weight-loss medications can reduce obesity even in children aged 6–11, but their long-term ...

Novo Nordisk's liraglutide has been approved for children who are at least 12 years old. However, the drug is now being ...

A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6 when combined with ...

The children are between the ages of 8 and 9 and attend Richard J. Daley Elementary Academy in Chicago. They were taken to ...

Liraglutide lowered body mass, slowed weight gain and improved health markers in kids ages 6 through 11, according to the research published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at ...

Liraglutide treatment significantly lowers BMI in obese children aged 6 to <12, but gastrointestinal side effects prompt the ...

and if approved for younger kids, it could become the first medication of its type available for that age group anywhere in the world. But do kids—even those 12 and older—really need weight ...