School Health News

Vaping and edible consumption of marijuana increased by more than 7 percentage points each among high school seniors from 2015 to 2018, according to study findings published in JAMA Pediatrics. The increases coincided with a decrease in smoking marijuana among the same population.

In a letter, AAP President Sara H. Goza, MD, FAAP, asked HHS for “immediate, direct financial relief payments” for pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists “to keep practices open, pay staff, and procure needed supplies.”

There are not many relevant data on the effectiveness of closing schools during coronavirus outbreaks, according to results from a rapid systematic review published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, with adolescents likely to use digital platforms even more for personal or educational purposes, there could be a concurrent increase in cyberbullying, an expert warned.

Unstructured “nature play” has a positive impact on children’s health and development, including their cognitive development, according to a systematic review of 16 studies.

Sexual minority adolescents were consistently more likely to report physical and/or sexual violence compared with heterosexuals, according to a national survey of nearly 30,000 adolescents.

The average caloric intake among children from eating post-game snacks exceeds the number of calories they burn playing sports, study findings suggest.

The AAP encouraged pediatricians to begin prescribing exercise for children, including recommending that they write a “prescription for play” during well-visits in the first 2 years of life.

The FDA announced that it approved the oral immunotherapy Palforzia, the first treatment for peanut allergy in children aged 4 to 17 years.

KOLOA, Hawaii — A speaker at Orthopedics Today Hawaii said there is a need for a validated, rapid, objective, diagnostic test to better diagnose concussions, especially in youth athletes.