Tag: Adolescents / Teens
Bystander Rescue Breathing CPR Beneficial for Pediatric OHCA
Odds of neurologically favorable survival improved for RB-CPR versus compression-only CPR
42.4 Percent of U.S. Teens Have Received at Least One COVID-19 Shot
Vaccination coverages vary by state, with rates of one dose or more ranging from from 20.2 percent in Mississippi to 70.1 percent in Vermont
Patterns of Nicotine Product Use Examined for U.S. Teens
Estimates of health risks linked to nicotine product use among adolescents depend on risk assigned to vaping versus combustible products
Most Children Experience Fluctuations in ADHD Symptoms
While nearly one in three will experience points of remission of ADHD symptoms, most experience recurrence over time and few outgrow it
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
