Adolescent Medicine
Commentary
Why legal pot makes this physician sick
Cannabis-related emergency department visits from all acute-care hospitals in California increased by 1,808% from 2005 to 2019 in patients aged 65...
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Once-weekly topical therapy shows promise for moderate to severe acne
In vitro studies have found that components of S. lacustris, a freshwater sponge, have effects that include antimicrobial activity...
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Asthma severity higher among LGBTQ+ population
SGM respondents were significantly more likely to have had asthma attacks requiring steroid use in the past years.
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Are migraine preventives underused in young adults?
While researchers suggest their findings could show underuse of preventive migraine medications in young adults, an expert notes the reality is...
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ADHD rates holding steady in U.S. children
The estimated ADHD prevalence remains “high” and “further investigation is warranted to assess potentially modifiable risk factors and provide...
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Illicit steroids: If MDs don’t ask, patients won’t tell
“They felt discriminated against, they did not feel comfortable working with their physicians, and they felt that the doctors did not know what...
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Lead pollutants as harmful to health as particulate matter
The economic consequences of increased exposure to lead are already immense, especially in low- and middle-income countries, according to study...
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Adolescents’ acute care use for eating disorders has risen
“Eating disorders tend to fester amid silence and isolation and inactivity, and that was very much our experience during the lockdown phase of the...
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Should children know the severity of their disease? AAP weighs in with report
The default should be to include children in conversations about their illness in a developmentally appropriate way, AAP says.
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Many young people stop ulcerative colitis maintenance treatment, risking relapse
Globally, the incidence of UC is increasing fastest in younger populations. It’s estimated that up to 30% of individuals with UC are diagnosed in...
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Primary care clinicians should spearhead HIV prevention
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines call for clinicians to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs to adolescents and adults who do...