Health
Vaping by high school students dropped this year, says US report
Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported Thursday.
Nov 2, 2023
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Medical economics
New research finds adult vaccination rates increase when out-of-pocket costs decrease
Adults are more likely to follow government vaccination recommendations when they do not have to pay out of pocket for the vaccine, according to a new study by a University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher. The findings ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Addiction
Officials agree: Use settlement funds to curb youth addiction. But the 'how' gets hairy
When three teenagers died of fentanyl overdoses last year in Larimer County, Colorado, it shocked the community and "flipped families upside down," said Tom Gonzales, the county's public health director.
Sep 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
As younger children increasingly die by suicide, better tracking and prevention is sought
Jason Lance thought Jan. 21, 2010, was a day like any other until the call came.
Sep 27, 2023
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Medications
Could a Narcan vending machine help stem opioid deaths among young people?
A free vending machine that dispenses the overdose-reversal drug naloxone was unveiled this week at Santa Clara University, the first such campus resource in the San Francisco Bay Area, school officials said.
May 11, 2023
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Pediatrics
Pandemic sent high school sex to new low, survey finds
The first years of the pandemic saw a huge decline in high school students having sex, according to a government survey. Teen sex was already becoming less and less common before COVID-19.
Apr 27, 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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
California won't require COVID vaccine to attend schools
Children in California won't have to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools, state public health officials confirmed Friday, ending one of the last major restrictions of the pandemic in the nation's most populous state.
Feb 4, 2023
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Pediatrics
US kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows
Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergarteners dropped again last year, and federal officials are starting a new campaign to try to bring them up.
Jan 12, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Analysis calls for bias-free mental health screenings to uplift students and neighborhoods
As concerns about youth mental health, school shootings, and other forms of violence prompt more school systems to conduct mental health screenings, a UCR-led analysis is urging school officials to proceed with deference ...
Dec 21, 2022
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