Johanna Olson-Kennedy, the lead researcher on a $6 million NIH study, has blocked its publication after failing to find evidence that puberty blockers improved the mental health of children. The ...

New research shows that starting puberty earlier than classmates may increase anxiety and emotional struggles, especially for ...

Jennifer Benton’s daughter was just 5 years old when her kindergarten teacher pointed out something unusual: the young girl was developing breasts. “It was really alarming,” said Benton, 39. “She may ...

Doctors for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health admitted that puberty blockers can cause irreversible damage to children, according to newly published footage, despite the ...

“I do not want our work to be weaponized,” Olson-Kennedy told the publication. The nearly $10 million study followed the development of 95 children from across the country to see if their mental ...

The leader of the long-running study said that the drugs did not improve mental health in children with gender distress and that the finding might be weaponized by opponents of the care. By Azeen ...

Why are National Institutes of Health-backed doctors hiding data from a near-decade long study on gender-based medical interventions for children? Because — as study lead Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy ...

THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Puberty is the time when children’s bodies start to make hormones that lead to physical changes and signs of maturation. It prepares the body for ...

Jennifer Benton’s daughter was just 5 years old when her kindergarten teacher pointed out something unusual: the young girl was developing breasts. It was 2019 and the little girl loved playing with ...

A growing number of children are showing signs of puberty at significantly younger ages than the average. Yet many families may face hurdles in getting diagnoses. Jennifer Benton’s daughter was just 5 ...