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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Psychology & Psychiatry
A decade of data describes nationwide youth mental health crisis
When Tanner Bommersbach, M.D., and a team of Mayo Clinic researchers analyzed national records of pediatric emergency department visits, they provided essential data to describe the growing national crisis in pediatric mental ...
Oct 7, 2023
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Medications
In US, this year's back-to-school supplies include Narcan
Before Jackson Danzig leaves the house each morning, he makes sure his backpack is filled with the usual high school necessities: books, homework, lunch—and the Narcan sitting on his bedside table.
Sep 29, 2023
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Health
Sex? Sexual intercourse? Neither? Teens weigh in on evolving definitions—and habits
Situationships. "Sneaky links." The "talking stage," the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase—typically done via text—that can lead to a hookup.
May 12, 2023
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Vaccination
Championing health workers to lead vaccination efforts in Uganda
Uganda reported its first case of COVID-19 on March 21, 2020. Almost a year later, the first batch of vaccines to protect against the spread of the disease arrived in the country.
Apr 21, 2023
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Health
Adolescents who use smartphones for more than three hours a day found to suffer more from back pain
Thanks to the popularization of smartphones and tablets, and the multiplication of video channels, computer games and educational apps, children and adolescents are spending more and more time looking at screens, usually ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study reveals insights on pandemic-related drinking and mental health
New research from the University at Buffalo provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of drinking patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic and their association with four clinically prevalent mental health disorders ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Experts call attention to unsupervised youth gun access in Colorado
Public health experts at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus released a new research letter today in JAMA Pediatrics that examines how quickly Colorado's children and teenagers can access a loaded gun and call ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Complication risks rise in pregnancies among the very young
Pregnant girls who are especially young, those only 10 to 15 years old, face increased risks for complications that include preeclampsia and C-section, according to new research.
Feb 17, 2023
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Addiction
Screening teens for vaping history key to diagnosing lung disease during pandemic
The severity of a lung disease associated with e-cigarettes in teens decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but hospitalizations from the disease continued to mount, according to a study of more than three dozen patients ...
Feb 6, 2023
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