Health
California governor rejects bill to provide free condoms to high schoolers
A California bill would have made free condoms available for high schoolers, but it was vetoed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom because of cost.
Oct 10, 2023
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News tagged with youth
Addiction
Researchers document how surge of cheap, flavored cigars targets young consumers
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prepares to issue a final rule prohibiting flavored cigars, a report issued today by the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Addressing the soaring suicide rates among Black adolescents
Grim statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on suicide among young people indicate that Black youth under 13 are twice as likely to die by suicide compared to their white peers, and the suicide ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Pediatrics
Q&A: 'Sports specialization' in young athletes can do more harm than good
"Sports specialization" is a topic that's come to the forefront in recent years, meaning athletes that are playing one particular sport, especially year-round. This is at the exclusion of other activities that they would ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Diabetes
Increase in types 1 and 2 diabetes seen in US youth during pandemic
The incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes increased among U.S. youth during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in JAMA Network Open.
Sep 26, 2023
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Medical economics
Economic burden of youth violence reached $122 billion in 2020
The economic burden of youth violence reached $122 billion in 2020 and was dominated by homicides, according to a research letter published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Sep 19, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social work researcher investigates a mindfulness mental health intervention for LGBTQIA+ youth
When UConn School of Social Work Assistant Professor Gio Iacono was a mental health clinician working with LGBTQIA+ youth, he searched for programs and interventions that would help him better serve his clients who were struggling ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Pediatrics
Pediatric endocrinologists concerned for safety amid divisive political climate
Pediatric endocrinologists are concerned for their safety and their ability to provide evidenced-based care to transgender and gender-diverse adolescents amid political divides over gender-affirming care, according to a paper, ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Diabetes
Study shows the major measure of diabetes is significantly higher in young Black patients
LSU Health New Orleans research led by Stuart Chalew, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that HbA1c, a major metric of diabetes management, is markedly higher in black youth ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study tracks Texas youths being treated for depression
Nearly half of Texas youths being treated for depression or suicidal thoughts reported at least one suicide attempt, and 90% had experienced suicidal ideation, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. ...
Sep 7, 2023
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