Before long, adult “failure to thrive” had become an official diagnosis and a research priority for the Institute of Medicine. Like a virus jumping from species to species, it had made the ...

My newborn at two days old was labeled "at risk of failure to thrive" after losing 12% of his birth weight. The stress following a C-section was already overwhelming, and this diagnosis added another ...

Most cases of FTT can be managed as an outpatient. Diet logs; frequent weight checks; and, if indicated, laboratory work-up/caloric supplementation should be closely monitored by the primary care ...