Tag: Adolescents / Teens
Pediatric Suspected Suicides by Poisoning Up, Including Among Younger Ages
Easy access to over-the-counter medications may play a role in their use for suspected suicides
ADA: Once-Weekly Dulaglutide Ups Glycemic Control in Youth With T2D
Mean glycated hemoglobin level at 26 weeks increased with placebo, decreased with dulaglutide among youth with BMI >85th percentile
ADA: Elevated BMI in Adolescence Linked to T1D in Young Adulthood
Risk for incidence of type 1 diabetes increased 25 percent in association with one increment in BMI standard deviation
Suicidal Ideation, Attempts Up in Transgender, Sexual-Minority Teens
Transgender teens have seven times higher risk for suicide attempt compared with cisgender, heterosexual adolescents
Mental Health Impact of Pandemic-Linked School Closures Explored
Mental health hospitalizations for suicide attempt or self-injury increased 41.7 percent by fall 2020, with a 49 percent increase seen among girls
Suicidal Ideation More Likely in Teens With Firearm Access
Authors say findings highlight need to screen all teens for suicide risk and access to firearms
Improvements in Self Esteem, QoL After Teen Gynecomastia Surgery
Despite relatively high rate of complications, patients report improvements in self-esteem and in seven health-related quality-of-life domains
Prevalence of Past-Month Adolescent Vaping 8.6 Percent Overall
Also, this study of adolescent vaping in 47 countries shows prevalence of past-month frequent vaping relatively low at 1.7 percent
Vaccine Effectiveness Modest for Children, Teens During Omicron
BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection modest and declined rapidly, was higher after booster dose in teens
PFAS, Phthalate Biomarkers Linked to Bone Mineral Density in Teens
Each doubling of serum perfluorooctanoate, overall PFAS/phthalate mixture linked to lower areal BMD in male adolescents