Adolescent Health

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.

Plasma biomarkers shed light on concussion-related neuropathology in adolescents who played contact sports in Canada, supporting their use in pathophysiology, according to new research.

Among urban American Indian and Alaska Native youth, there was a significant link between sleeping less on weekdays and more depression and anxiety symptoms 2 years later, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

A new policy statement from the AAP provides guidance on how to help youth with intellectual or developmental disabilities transition to adult care.

Colorectal cancer incidence climbed 500% from 1999 to 2020 among children aged 10 to 14 years and 333% among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, according to research presented at the Digestive Disease Week media briefing.

Most young people said primary care physicians should ask patients their age about sexual orientation and gender identity, according to research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

Nearly one in five online marijuana dispensaries in the United States require no formal age verification at any stage of the purchasing process, according to study findings reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

AUSTIN, Texas — Treatment with candesartan led to significant reduction in mean monthly headache days and headache intensity in adolescents with high baseline migraine frequency, according to a poster presented here.

Depression is often undiagnosed and untreated in adolescents; however, primary care physicians can help close these gaps in care, according to a review published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

AUSTIN, Texas — The use of remote electrical neuromodulation in adolescents with acute migraine was safe and efficacious as a nonpharmacological treatment option, according to a poster presented here.