Adolescent Medicine
News
Heroin use up across demographic groups from 2002 to 2013
The use of heroin doubled among women and more than doubled among non-Hispanic whites between 2002 and 2013.
News
Antipsychotic prescriptions drop for children, but rise among teens, young adults
Key clinical point: Antipsychotic use rose among adolescents and young adults between 2006 and 2010 but not among children aged 12 years or...
News
ACOG adds HPV-9 to vaccination advice
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists continues to urge routine vaccination for human papillomavirus for girls and boys and has...
News
Transgender patients at greater risk for mental health conditions
Key clinical point: Transgender individuals have greater risk for poor mental health outcomes than do nontransgender individuals. Major finding:...
Commentary
Lessons from Charleston
Dr. Francis E. Rushton Jr. remembers Reverend Clementa Pinckney.
News
In youth, hours of screen viewing is associated with severity of depression
More-severe depressive symptoms were significantly associated with the amounts of time a student played video games and used a computer, but not...
News
ACIP backs broader use of MenB vaccination to include adolescents and college students
The CDC’s ACIP supports use of the MenB vaccine in teens and college students, as recommended by a working group.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: JIA study details impact of biologics on adverse events
Pearce-Ings
Sleep matters
Dr. Francine Pearce explains how sleep deprivation affects adolescents.
Conference Coverage
ESHRE: ART does not hurt academic performance in teens
Conception through assisted reproductive technology is not associated with lower academic performance in adolescence, according to a Danish...
News
Medical marijuana legalization not tied to uptick in teen use
In states that legalized medicinal use of marijuana, use by 10th- and 12th-graders was unaffected, while use by 8th-graders declined.