CDC: Teen Girls Experiencing Increasing Levels of Sadness
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adolescent girls are experiencing increasing levels of sexual violence and persistent levels of sadness or hopelessness, according to a report published online Feb. 13 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a…
Learn MoreVapear podría aumentar las probabilidades de los adolescentes de una COVID grave
VIERNES, 10 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los jóvenes sanos que vapean o fuman quizá se estén poniendo en un mayor riesgo de desarrollar una COVID grave, encuentra una investigación reciente.Tanto fumar como vapear cigarrillos electrónicos po…
Learn MoreKids Visiting ER in Mental Crisis Often Get No Follow-Up
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of U.S. kids are landing in hospital emergency rooms for a mental health crisis. Now a new study finds that many do not get follow-up care after they’re discharged.Experts said the findings, p…
Learn MoreBig Rise in U.S. Teen Girls Reporting Violence, Sadness — Far More Than Boys
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An alarming new survey shows that American teen girls are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide risk. Schools may be the answer to improving what’s happening for young people, accord…
Learn MoreMore Kids Vape Weed in States Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s not clear why, but youths in U.S. states where medical marijuana is legal report more vaping of cannabis than their peers in states where weed is legal for all adults or it is completely illegal.New resea…
Learn MoreUniversal, School-Based Screening Increases Identification of Teens at Risk for Suicide
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Universal, school-based, adolescent suicide risk screening effectively identifies at-risk adolescents and increases initiation of mental health services versus relying on concerning behavior, according to a st…
Learn MoreVaping Could Raise Teens’ Odds for Severe COVID
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Healthy young people who vape or smoke may be putting themselves at greater risk for developing severe COVID, new research finds.Both smoking tobacco and vaping electronic cigarettes may predispose people to i…
Learn MoreAbuse in Childhood, Young Adulthood Linked to Welfare Receipt
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Abuse in childhood and young adulthood is associated with an increased risk for long-term welfare receipt, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Pediatrics.Pascale Domond, Ph.D., from Ste-Justine Uni…
Learn MoreSi las escuelas preguntan a los estudiantes sobre el suicidio, los que están en riesgo reciben ayuda antes
VIERNES, 3 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Hacer a los adolescentes una pregunta sencilla, pero directa, sobre su salud mental, podría revelar si están en riesgo de suicidio?Quizá sí, sugiere una nueva investigación.Dado que ahora el suicidio …
Learn MoreLos videos de TikTok sobre las pastillas para abortar son mayormente precisos, según un estudio
VIERNES, 3 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque no se puede creer en todo lo que uno lee o ve en las redes sociales, algunas informaciones son fiables.Unos investigadores de la Universidad de Duke estudiaron videos populares de TikTok, la pop…
Learn More