Tag: Adolescents / Teens
Higher Childhood BMI May Up Risk for Premenstrual Disorders
Women with high BMI throughout teens report significantly greater premenstrual symptoms in adulthood
13.4 Percent of High School Students Reported Tobacco Use in 2021
Current use of any tobacco product reported more often by students identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual and by transgender students
Concussion Linked to Mental Health Issues Among Children Aged 5 to 18 Years
Risk increased for developing a mental health issue, self-harm, and psychiatric hospitalization after a concussion
Adverse Childhood Experiences Linked to Migraine in Adolescence
No indirect associations seen for symptoms of depression and anxiety with migraine, nonmigraine frequent headache
Vaccination Reduces Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Adolescents
Vaccine effectiveness was 87.8 and 89.1 percent against documented and symptomatic infection, respectively
Biden Plan Will Tackle Mental Health Crisis in America
President’s plan includes a special focus on school-age youth
Vaccine Effectiveness Lower for Teens With Predominant Omicron
VE increased for adolescents aged 16 to 17 years at seven or more days after a third booster dose during omicron predominance
Homologous Pfizer-BioNTech Booster Safe for Adolescents
Reactions to booster occur with similar frequency as after receipt of second vaccine dose, generally mild to moderate
Gender-Affirming Care May Aid Mental Health in Trans Youth
Odds for depression, suicidality lower among transgender and nonbinary adolescents after one year of receiving gender-affirming care
AAN: Tic Severity in Teens Tied to Social Media Use During Pandemic
Increased use of social media during the COVID-19 pandemic reported in small survey of adolescents with tic disorders
