My daughter Mary was a healthy little girl at birth: 7.8 pounds and slightly on the tall side. But her head circumference was almost off the charts. At 14.2 inches around, her skull was in the 96 th ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A patient’s neck circumference may be a better indicator of fat mass and thus more predictive of metabolic risk than waist circumference in patients with severe obesity, according ...

Developing a clinical pathway to treat head shape deformity is complicated by the seemingly subjective nature of diagnosis. [7] Nonetheless, clinicians can develop skills to visualize and assess head ...

Measuring head circumference (also known as occipito-frontal circumference) is a significant part of the proper evaluation of a child’s growth and development, as it represents a direct indication of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a court hearing on Thursday (July 13), the parents of Charlie Gard, the critically ill baby in ...