May 26, 2023
(STAT News) – When a new and hoped-to-be safer oral polio vaccine started to make its way into use in March 2021, there was huge optimism that this long-needed tool would help the polio eradication campaign quell a growing problem … Read More
May 26, 2023
(STAT News) – State bans on gender-affirming care tend to share similar directives and language, prohibiting clinicians from prescribing hormones or puberty blockers to those under 18. The proposed Texas ban also includes a requirement that garnered a mention in … Read More
May 26, 2023
(The Atlantic) – But although many doctors and obesity experts have embraced semaglutide as a treatment for adults, some are concerned that taking it at such a young age—and at such a precarious stage of life—could pose serious risks, especially … Read More
May 24, 2023
(The Atlantic) – The children of the Facebook era—which truly began in 2006, when the platform opened to everyone—are growing up, preparing to enter the workforce, and facing the consequences of their parents’ social-media use. Many are filling the shoes … Read More
May 24, 2023
(STAT News) – It’s one thing if mental health awareness efforts are simply ineffective. But as an academic psychologist who researches mental health in teenagers in particular, I’ve started to ask a tricky question: What if these well-intentioned campaigns are … Read More
May 24, 2023
(STAT News) – An impressive number of vaccines and monoclonal antibody products are racing toward the end of the development pipeline, with two products aimed at protecting children expected to receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration by autumn. … Read More
May 24, 2023
(Axios) – New HIV infections among young people have plummeted in recent years, according to updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data published on Tuesday shows. Why it matters: The sharp decrease in HIV infections among 13- to … Read More
May 24, 2023
(MedPage Today) – “Female youth, especially female adolescents, represented the most vulnerable population with regard to marked increases in the prevalence of MH [mental health] diagnoses during the pandemic, the most pronounced being the prevalence of eating disorders,” the authors … Read More
May 24, 2023
(Axios) – U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issuing a warning today that social media poses a threat to kids’ mental health, escalating calls for new safeguards aimed at minors. Why it matters: The advisory adds to scrutiny over the effects … Read More
May 24, 2023
Medico-Legal Journal (vol. 91, no. 1, 2023) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Cutaneous Mimickers of Physical Child Abuse: A Brief Overview” by Nehal A Zeidan, et al. “Learning from Hospital Deaths” by Sayan Bhattacharya and Matthew Makin … Read More
