One of Boston's top teaching hospitals is evaluating dozens of overweight teenagers for stomach-reduction surgery, while a large Massachusetts health insurer has decided to cover a similar operation for adolescents, powerful indications that doctors increasingly see surgery as an option for obese children. (Full Article: 1327 Words)
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