Department of Pediatrics

Why more doctors are treating children and adolescents with weight loss drugs

Written by PBS News Hour | October 26, 2024

Dr. Melanie Cree, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Children’s Hospital Colorado:
"The reason we're seeing such an increase is that these medications work, and our children are really suffering from outcomes from excess weight, ranging from mental health and bullying to the development of serious metabolic disease such as type 2 diabetes."