WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The number of American teens and young adults who’ve been prescribed one of the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs soared nearly seven-fold between 2020 and 2023, a new report finds. That’s compared to an overall decline of about 3% in young Americans’ use ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have long known that excessive marijuana use can trigger psychosis, especially in the young. But new research suggests the link is stronger that ever imagined before. Teens who use cannabis face 11 times the odds for a psychotic episode compared to teensContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many teens are spending their days buzzed on caffeine, with their parents mostly unaware of the potential risks, a new national poll says. A quarter of parents reported that caffeine is basically part of their teen’s daily life, according to the University ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Vaping rates among U.S. kids in grades 9 through 12 fell to 5% in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. That’s down from a peak of 7.2% of teens who vaped in 2019, a new report finds. However, the 5%Continue Reading
THURSDAY, May 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Parents striving to be “perfect” will never attain that goal, and the aim isn’t even healthy for their families, a new study says. The risks of striving for perfection are such that researchers have now created a scale to help parents track theirContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Kids are very likely to make the acquaintance of a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at some point, whether they know it or not. An estimated 95% of children with disabilities enroll in regular schools, experts say. “Given the rates of autism diagnosisContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 100,000 U.S. children lost a parent in 2020 to gun violence or drug overdose, a three-fold rise since 1999, according to a new study. Overall, these two causes made up nearly a quarter (23%) of parental losses in 2020, almost double theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Popular teens pay a price for being so well-liked by their peers, a new study shows. The popular crowd are less likely to get the 8 to 10 hours of sleep recommended for teenagers each night, researchers found. In fact, the more popularContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The benefits of physical fitness for kids spill over into their mental health, new research shows. Getting plenty of exercise may guard against depressive symptoms, anxiety and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study published April 29 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found. AndContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teens who vape frequently are exposing themselves to harmful metals like lead and uranium, a new study finds. Lead levels in urine are 40% higher among intermittent vapers and 30% higher among frequent vapers, compared to occasional vapers, results show. And urinary levelsContinue Reading