Adolescent Medicine News

High school students with poor mental health were more likely to skip breakfast every day than peers who did not report poor mental health symptoms, according to a study published in MMWR.

Highly caffeinated drinks can pose serious cardiovascular risks to children and adolescents, yet unlike soda, they are not subjected to caffeine content limits or labeling requirements in the United States.

One in five high school students in the United States reported being unfairly disciplined at school, according to findings published in MMWR.

Adolescents with obesity prescribed a GLP-1 receptor agonist are less likely to have suicidal ideation or a suicide attempt than those with obesity treated with lifestyle intervention, according to new data.

Teens and young adults who used cannabis had lower grades and school attendance and were less likely to complete high school or college compared with their peers who did not use cannabis, according to recent findings.

In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, discusses opioid awareness, the stigma surrounding the opioid crisis and the resources for intervention with David A. Fiellin, MD.

ORLANDO — The AAP on Monday released its first clinical guidance for prescribing opioids to children, which supports prescribing opioids when necessary and safe — although not as monotherapy and not without also providing naloxone.

Cost, discomfort with self-administration and privacy concerns are potential barriers to increasing the use of STI self-tests among adolescents and young adults, according to a study.

The FDA has approved Aqneursa as an oral treatment for neurological symptoms associated with Niemann-Pick disease type C, a rare genetic disease, in adults and children weighing at least 15 kg, according to a press release.

Although screen use before bedtime did not affect sleep onset or duration in children, using screens in bed not only impacted sleep quality but was also associated with cyberbullying and psychological distress, research showed.