Adolescent Medicine
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FDA authorizes Pfizer boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds
Early studies suggest that booster doses may be necessary to keep Omicron at bay, at least until new variant-specific vaccines are ready next...
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New insights into psychogenic seizures in teens
Adolescents feel pressure to be the best at everything. “They wanted to be good in athletics; they wanted to be good in academics; they wanted to...
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Louisiana to require the COVID-19 vaccine for students
“I just think it’s really, really important to embrace the science,” said Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Behavioral Consult
Don’t give up on relentless youth depression
Even when patients are willing and able to go, mental health specialists are in short supply or have months-long waiting lists.
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Study shows wider gaps, broader inequities in U.S. sex education than 25 years ago
“Overall, about 20% of adolescents received instruction from multiple sources about waiting until marriage, but only 5%-8% received birth control...
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HPV vaccines reduce cervical cancer rates in young females
HPV vaccination programs have been remarkably successful at reducing cervical cancer rates in young females provided they are vaccinated early...
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Pfizer COVID vaccine is 100% effective in adolescents: Study
The clinical trial researchers found no serious safety concerns while following patients for 6 months.
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High-poverty areas host more firearm-related youth deaths
Nearly 4 million years of potential life are lost in children and youth as a result of firearms in 10-year study.
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Short-acting opioids needed for withdrawal in U.S. hospitals, say experts
The short-acting drugs can complement methadone and buprenorphine to help patients get faster relief and help patients stay in the hospital to...
Conference Coverage
Topical options for acne patients continue to expand
In 2020, clascoterone cream became the first topical androgen receptor inhibitor approved for the treatment of acne in patients aged 12 years and...
From the Journals
Do adolescents develop CNS autoimmunity after COVID-19?
The researchers examined three pediatric patients who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and, over a period of 5 months in 2020, were admitted to the...