Adolescent Medicine News

Children, adolescents and older adults were underrepresented in U.S. clinical trials investigating eating disorders, despite federal guidance urging increased participation of individuals of all ages, according to researchers.

Almost half of the children and adolescents who were enrolled in a pediatric weight management program for obesity also had high BP, according to research published in The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

Transgender and nonbinary youths who received gender-affirming care were significantly less likely to have moderate or severe depression and suicidality than those who did not, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Depression was common among adolescents even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, affecting around one in every five, according to 6 years of surveillance data published this week in MMWR.

The Endocrine Society is condemning a new directive issued by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defining gender care for adolescents as “child abuse,” according to a press release from the organization.

The FDA has authorized the marketing of One Male Condom, which the agency said is the first condom specifically indicated to help reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections during anal sex.

Weekly pediatric ED visits for eating and tic disorders have increased among females — especially adolescents aged 12 to 17 years — during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in MMWR.

More than 85% of U.S. medical practices had trouble obtaining advice and services for pediatric patients who needed behavioral health care, survey data showed.

In a recent survey, more than 20% of teenagers and young adults said that a lack of education was the reason why many youths do not use protection when engaging in oral sex.

The use of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation method did not significantly prevent relapse or successful termination, according to survey findings published in Tobacco Control.