Tag: Adolescents / Teens
2001 to 2017 Saw Increase in Prevalence of T1DM, T2DM in Youth
Relative increase of 45.1 percent reported in prevalence of type 1 diabetes and relative increase of 95.3 percent reported in type 2 diabetes
Alcohol Use Down, Nicotine Use Up for Teens During COVID-19 Pandemic
Likelihood of using substances up when youth were stressed by pandemic-related uncertainty, family experienced material hardship
Teens, Young Men Have Higher SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates
Standardized infection ratios were lowest in children and in adults aged 70 years or older compared with overall population
Half of Youth E-Cigarette Users Intend to Quit
Vaping cessation behaviors tied to tobacco co-use, vaping device, harm perceptions, and reasons for vaping
Almost Half of Pediatric Opioid Prescriptions Considered High-Risk
61.4 percent of the prescriptions written by dentists, surgeons; high-volume prescribers wrote more than half of prescriptions
Body Dissatisfaction in Youth Not Tied to Socioeconomic Status
Findings seen in longitudinal study of U.S. teens of diverse backgrounds recruited from schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area
Age, Ethnicity Tied to Less Follow-Up Care in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Authors say improving long-term follow-up is needed to better manage survivors' health in adulthood
mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Seems Safe for Adolescents
Interim analysis shows immune response in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years noninferior to that in young adults aged 18 to 25 years
Depression, Anxiety Up in Children, Teens Worldwide During Pandemic
Pooled prevalence estimates 25.2 and 20.5 percent for clinically elevated depression and anxiety symptoms, respectively
Decline in Mental Health Seen in College Students Returning to Campus
Findings based on surveys of Ohio State students in August 2020 and April 2021