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 ...

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 ...

No matter the surgery, preparing for an approaching surgery can be stressful and frightening for you and especially your child. But with some age-appropriate teaching, reassurances, and support--that ...

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 ...

Researchers examined elective surgeries and found children of color are between 40% and 60% less likely to have procedures. Delaying an elective surgery can lead to more health problems and worsened ...

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 ...

A surgery that helps 7- to 10-year-olds with cerebral palsy walk also helps older kids and teens with the condition, a groundbreaking study shows. "We had thought that the older kids would not do as ...

World champion Luke Littler reveals he had surgery when he was "four or five" to correct strabismus - a condition where the ...

A Dallas couple turned to Texas Children's Hospital for a complex and high-risk procedure to insert a stent in their son's ...

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 ...

Ear tube surgery, or tympanostomy surgery, aims to reduce chronic fluid buildup behind the eardrums. This can reduce the frequency of middle ear infections. It may also improve hearing. Ear tube ...