Tag: Adolescents / Teens
Evidence Lacking for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Screening
USPSTF finds insufficient evidence to assess benefits, harms of screening asymptomatic 10- to 18-year-olds
CDC: Teenage Birth Rate at All-Time Low in the United States
Data from 2014 also indicate more older women are having children, researchers say
Trends in Teen Binge Drinking Still Raise Concerns
Even though frequent binge drinking among adolescents has dropped in past 25 years
CDC: Drinking Rates Have Dropped for High School Students
But many who do drink still do so excessively
PAS: ER Visits for Colorado Teens Up After Marijuana Legalization
Number of urgent care cases where teen showed marijuana use rose four-fold after legalization
PAS: Hospitalizations Up for Suicidal Thoughts, Actions in Kids
And, few teenagers will actually reach for the word 'depressed' to describe negative emotions
Social Outcomes Good for Uncomplicated Childhood Epilepsy
Those with uncomplicated cases do as well as their siblings without the disorder, researchers say
Cross-Sex Hormones Appear to Be Safe for Transgender Teens
Although increased hemoglobin, hematocrit, BMI and lower HDL seen with testosterone use
Physical Activity Independently Predicts Bone Strength in Teens
Sedentary time negatively predicts total area at tibia and radius, cortical porosity at tibia
Teens Exposed to Opioid Rx at Risk for Serious Outcomes
Teens more likely than younger children to have health facility admission, serious medical outcome
