Tag: Adolescents / Teens
AAP: Info Sparse for Nonnutritive Sweetener Use in Children
NNSs may promote small amounts of weight loss, but isolated use unlikely to lead to substantial weight loss
AAP: Greater Access to Bariatric, Metabolic Surgery Urged for Youth
Metabolic and bariatric surgery safe for youth with severe obesity; barriers to surgery should be reduced
No Link Found Between Teen Contact Sports, Later Mental Health Issues
Football players actually are less likely to be depressed in early adulthood
HPV DNA Identified in Oral Cavity of 6.2 Percent of Teen Girls
Oral HPV detection decreased with number of years since first engaging in sexual activities
Suicide, Homicide Rates Up Among Youth Aged 10 to 24
Suicide rates increased from 2007 to 2017, while homicide rates increased from 2014 to 2017
Breast Reduction Surgery Improves Well-Being for Young Patients
Complications generally minor; most patients improved in physical and psychosocial well-being
Rates of Head, Neck Melanoma Up in North American Youth
Risk for head, neck melanoma higher for male sex, older age, non-Hispanic white ethnicity
Increase in Suicide Attempts Seen for Black Adolescents
Across all sex and racial/ethnic groups, linear decrease seen in self-reported suicidal ideation, suicide plans
Decrease Seen in Football Practice-Related Concussions
In sex-comparable sports, concussion rates higher for girls; girls also had more recurrent concussions
Nearly 5 Million Youth Are Obese in the United States
Obesity rate has held steady in recent years
