Adolescent Medicine News

TORONTO — An adolescent medicine clinic more than quadrupled its HIV screening rate by offering point-of-care saliva testing, according to findings presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

TORONTO — Preliminary results of a project to educate practitioners about naloxone use showed it improved their knowledge of the opioid antagonist and significantly increased naloxone distribution to patients at a Los Angeles clinic.

TORONTO — Children with high blood pressure are more likely to be at risk for a stroke, heart attack or other major cardiac event later in life, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

Participation in the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting is back to pre-COVID-19 levels of engagement, according to one of the event’s program chairs.

Adolescent suicides increased by all methods — including firearms — from 1999 to 2020, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The AAP offered support for pediatricians in developing policies and practices that align with the confidentiality needs of adolescent patients.

School entry requirements are associated with increases in HPV vaccine coverage among adolescents in the United States, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

In February 2020, around the time the COVID-19 pandemic was picking up, the CDC stopped tracking a national outbreak of lung injuries related to vaping, which included many cases in teens.

Recent cannabis legalization and retail sales have had a limited impact on teen use, a study showed.

Childhood adiposity could predict future polycystic ovary syndrome in girls, according to a study published in Pediatrics.