Adolescent Medicine News

More than one in 10 children worldwide reported experiencing sexual violence, according to a large meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Less than 0.1% of adolescents in the United States identified as transgender or gender diverse and received puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones, according to study findings published this week in JAMA Pediatrics.

Two major policy updates were published in 2024 regarding opioids and children.

Inhaling fumes from household objects, or “chroming,” has become increasingly popular among minors on social media platforms like TikTok, according to our most popular adolescent medicine story in 2024.

Experts published a swath of new research this year about the youth mental health crisis in the United States, which U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, has called an emergency.

Children and teens are using technology earlier and more often than they ever have, and research from 2024 documented the consequences of heavy screen use among youth.

High BMI appears to be a good predictor for high fat mass index in children and adolescents across racial and ethnic groups, according to findings published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

In the United States, mass violence has slightly increased, accounting for 1% of homicides in 2023 vs. 0.2% from 2000 to 2016, according to a report by the Medical Director Institute of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

The American Psychological Association released its first ever set of recommendations regarding healthy video consumption by teenagers, who have greater access to a larger volume of video content than ever before, according to the report.