Growth hormone treatment is a safe and effective therapy that’s often used to treat children and adults with a deficiency in ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 4-year-old hasn't grown much since she was 2. We were told she probably needs growth hormone. She's doing great otherwise. Is it possible she's just going to be very petite? What ...

Dr. Robert M. Blizzard, a pediatric endocrinologist who was in the vanguard of mid-20th-century doctors who forged a new medical frontier by using hormones to boost the height of thousands of children ...

Human growth hormone is important in many aspects of growth and development. For children living with growth hormone deficiency, it can involve more than just physical growth differences. Cognitive ...

Obesity in childhood is a growing concern in the United States and beyond. While lifestyle factors are responsible for most cases of weight gain in children, hormone-related conditions may also be a ...

My 17-year-old daughter asks me every now and then, what was I thinking when we got a German Shepherd puppy the same time I found out I was pregnant with her. She’s the youngest of four children. She ...