Tag: Adolescents / Teens
Psychological Distress in Teen Years Tied to Later Economic Outcomes
Hypothetical policy to increase mental health preventive care could yield billions of budgetary benefits from increased labor force participation
Beginning to Smoke Before Age 15 Increases Risk for COPD
Findings independent of cigarette pack years, current smoking status, secondhand smoke exposure
Early-Life Infection Burden Linked to Risk for Later Infections
Risk increased for later moderate-to-severe infections and systemic antibiotic treatments
About Three-Quarters of Adolescents Report Common Mental Disorders
More than half of those who reached threshold score for any common mental disorder had a chronic course
Biden Signs HEARTS Act to Boost CPR, AED Training in Schools
The law will provide training and equipment for U.S. schools
Disparities Seen in Firearm, Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities in U.S. Youth
APCs for firearm homicides were similar for Black and Hispanic males aged 15 to 19 years; dramatic increase seen for Black females aged 15 to 19 years
2020 to 2023 Saw Increase in Buprenorphine Dispensing for Teens
Decrease in dispensing seen among young adults; dispensing varied by prescriber specialty and was higher for nurse practitioners
Rates of Substance Use Down for Teens in the United States
2024 levels generally holding at pandemic-level lows across substances
Persistent Smoking From Childhood to Age 24 Linked to Cardiac Injury
Increased odds of LV hypertrophy, high relative wall thickness, LV diastolic dysfunction, high LV filling pressure
Removal of Tonsils, Adenoids May Increase Stress-Related Disorders in Children, Teens
Higher subsequent risk for stress-related disorders seen compared with unexposed population controls, matched sibling cohort
