School Health News

A study found no significant association between e-cigarette use alone and increased odds of wheezing among adolescents aged 12 to 17, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Approximately 21% of children aged 9 to 12 years experience cyberbullying in some form, according to a survey conducted by the Cartoon Network and the Cyberbullying Research Center.

The volume of visits for pediatric fractures decreased by 2.5 fold during the COVID-19 pandemic at one pediatric trauma hospital, mostly due to a decrease in playground use and less participation in organized sports, researchers said.

After a school district mandated ECGs for all students wishing to participate in sports, the screenings uncovered nearly 200 children with abnormal findings, including eight who were at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, study findings showed.

The unique sex education needs of transgender and nonbinary youth are not met in standard curricula, and they often seek information elsewhere, putting them at risk for negative sexual health outcomes, researchers reported.

From May to September, the average weekly incidence of COVID-19 was around twice as high among children aged between 12 and 17 years compared with children aged 5 to 11 years, according to data published in MMWR.

In updated guidance, the AAP said some children with COVID-19 may need an ECG before they return to playing sports, based on growing evidence that SARS-CoV-2 infection can severely damage the heart.

A survey of 1,047 students aged 13 to 14 years from 17 schools in the United Kingdom showed that their risk for anxiety decreased during lockdowns for the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the period before the pandemic.

Recently, the AAP announced that pediatric cases of COVID-19 surpassed 500,000 in the United States.

According to a new report in MMWR, 78% of pediatric deaths related to SARS-CoV-2 occurred in Black, Hispanic, American Indian, or Alaska Native people, although these groups represent just 41% of the U.S. population.