Pediatrics
Head back safely to school sports with this expert advice
Sure, the end of summer vacation makes many kids groan. But many will also be cheering the return of fall sports. That's a good thing, experts say.
Aug 15, 2023
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News tagged with high school
Health
Many Americans faced food insufficiency following discontinuation of pandemic-related benefits, study finds
The recent discontinuation of pandemic-related food assistance benefits, known as the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, led to a substantial increase in food insufficiency in the United States, ...
Aug 11, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Social network, food patterns and physical activity influence obesity in rural Brazilian adolescents
A new study in Northeast Brazil sheds light on the role of social networks, food patterns, and physical activity in contributing to overweight/obesity among adolescents in rural areas. The research, published in the journal ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Health
School meals would be even healthier if compliant with US nutrition standards, study finds
Today's school meals are much healthier than they were for the parents of American kids, but still 1 in 4 school meals are of poor nutritional quality. The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), in place for 2020-25, ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Summer jobs give kids more than a paycheck
Summer jobs can give teens valuable life experience that help them transition to adulthood—not just a paycheck, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Jul 31, 2023
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Health informatics
Six percent of U.S. adults had activity-limiting injury in 2020 to 2021
In 2020 to 2021, about 6 percent of U.S. adults had an activity-limiting injury in the past three months, according to a July data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
A new law regarding compulsory education in Nigeria paves way for worldwide cancer prevention strategy
The findings of Griffith University research influenced the passing of a bill in Nigeria leading to a new law to ensure high school students receive compulsory education about breast, cervical and prostate cancers.
Jul 17, 2023
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Medications
Q&A: The pill will soon be available over the counter—the impacts could be sweeping
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, opening the door for millions of people who previously struggled to access contraception to be able to get it without a ...
Jul 14, 2023
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Medications
Stimulant therapy for ADHD in teens doesn't increase risk of cocaine or methamphetamine use later: Study
Many parents whose kids take prescription stimulants like Ritalin to treat ADHD worry that it could lead to illicit drug use later.
Jul 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood burns take a toll on academic outcomes
A new study published in the BMJ's Archives of Disease in Childhood has found young people of both sexes who were hospitalized due to burns were less likely to finish high school than their peers.
Jul 13, 2023
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