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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

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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

Portrait of scared teenage boy looking at syringe with needle during covid vaccination in clinic with father supporting him

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

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State Laws on Teen Privacy Do Not Reflect Pediatric Standards of Care

Providing confidential care to adolescent patients set as priority by medical societies, but guidelines limited by compliance with state laws

Increase in Suicide Attempts Seen for Black Adolescents

Outcomes Worse for Children With Type 1 Diabetes Who Are Black

Disparities in T1D outcomes seen for Black children compared with Hispanic, White children from neighborhoods with similar opportunity levels

Incidence, Mortality of Subsequent Primary Cancers Up for AYA Survivors

Five-year survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers at higher risk for developing, dying from a new primary cancer

FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

Decrease in Youth Smoking Menthol Cigarettes After Cigarette Ban

Decrease in percentage of youth smokers who reported smoking menthol cigarettes from February to August 2020 in England

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Teen Use of School Mental Health Services Up in 2019

Odds of receiving any school mental health services were greater in 2019 than each year from 2009 to 2018

ED Visits for Pediatric Mental Health Issues Up During COVID-19

U.S. Teen Suicides Up During Pandemic

Authors say interventions to alleviate downstream consequences of the pandemic are needed