School Health News

Elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents was associated with tobacco exposure, data published in JAMA Network Open showed.

Results from a study of 251 Massachusetts school districts suggest that maintaining a physical distance of 3 feet in schools may be safe, “provided other mitigation measures, such a as universal masking, are implemented,” researchers said.

On the 1-year anniversary of WHO declaring a pandemic over COVID-19, the Infectious Diseases Society of America convened a press briefing to discuss reopening schools.

Current and past prescription opioid misuse were associated with increases in the risk for suicide-related behaviors and experiences among U.S. high schoolers, according to data published in Pediatrics.

Investigators determined that just 32 SARS-CoV-2 infections occurred in 11 North Carolina school districts during a 9-week period of in-person learning last year, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Children and adolescents who bully their peers have a higher risk for drug, alcohol and tobacco use later in life, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in Pediatrics.

Educators were “central” to in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in one Georgia school district during a recent 7-week period, investigators reported in MMWR.

The CDC published new guidance for safely reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic that focuses on layered mitigation strategies.

Students who experienced a concussion were more likely to engage in potentially risky and dangerous behaviors than their peers who were not concussed, an analysis showed. However, researchers could not establish causality.

Cannabis use disorder was associated with self-harm, all-cause mortality, unintentional overdose death and homicide among youth with mood disorders, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.