Recent research identified spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)–specific growth percentiles, aiming to improve clinical management of the nutritional aspects of the disease. Due to the nature of SMA, the ...

Picture this: In the same pediatrician’s office, two little boys happen to have their 3-year-old well visit on the same day. Both start with a nurse, who weighs them and measures their height. Then ...

The moment a baby is born, one of the first things people ask—right after “Is everyone healthy?”—is “How much did they weigh?” Parents quickly learn that a child’s body becomes public conversation ...