(HealthDay)—In a clinical report published online Dec. 20 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for addressing HIV testing and preexposure and postexposure HIV prophylaxis in adolescents and young adults.
Dec 20, 2021
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The health of children and youth with disabilities—already poorer than that of their peers—was hit hard by the pandemic, researchers at the University of Toronto have found.
Dec 14, 2021
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A first-of-its-kind study by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry researchers dispels a controversial gender dysphoria theory that activists and experts have called inaccurate and harmful to transgender people.
Dec 10, 2021
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Most smokers start early: According to the U.S. Office of the Surgeon General, nearly nine out of 10 adult smokers first tried tobacco by age 18, and the progression to daily use almost always occurs by age 26.
Dec 8, 2021
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Most of us have spent more time on screens since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This increase in screen time may be especially pronounced among teens because of school closures, the cancelation of extracurricular activities ...
Dec 3, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Concern, worry, and stress related to school violence or shootings may be risk factors for internalizing problems among U.S. teens, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in JAMA Network Open.
Nov 22, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Nine in 10 teens and young adults report using sunscreen, according to a research letter published online Nov. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Nov 17, 2021
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In a new study, researchers examined the association between distressing and persistent psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in youth and important risk factors for psychopathology. The researchers found that youth who indicate ...
Nov 17, 2021
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Marques Watts, 18, remembers his first encounter with police at the age of 13, when he was in eighth grade. Visiting his father, who lived in Skokie, Illinois, Watts was walking to Dunkin' Donuts with his headphones on listening ...
Nov 16, 2021
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An analysis of adults who recovered from moderate COVID-19 found that those under the age of 30 had lower neutralizing antibody levels than older people, suggesting that younger individuals may be less protected from a second ...
Nov 9, 2021
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