Pediatrics
From the Journals
Mental health problems in kids linked with school closures
A review of data from February to July 2020 showed increased signs of distress, especially depression and anxiety.
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Preschool boys’ behaviors traced back to moms’ thyroid hormones
Changes in maternal thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy may predict whether male offspring are aggressive or withdrawn preschoolers.
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Parent group warns of social media/eating disorders link
The January barrage of weight loss, body, and beauty messages can trigger dangerous behaviors in young people, especially on top of the added...
FDA/CDC
COVID-19 linked to increased diabetes risk in youth
Two large databases indicate significantly increased diabetes risk among those with COVID-19 but not other acute respiratory illnesses.
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Experts plead for more pediatric telehealth
“Telehealth has opened new avenues for these patients who otherwise have difficulty seeing specialists. This is a population of children who...
From the Journals
Pandemic screen time linked to anxiety, depression in older kids
But the new research doesn’t prove that screen time is harmful.
Commentary
How do digital technologies affect young people’s mental health?
Editor’s note: Readers’ Forum is a department for correspondence from readers that is not in response to articles...
Guidelines
WPATH draft on gender dysphoria ‘skewed and misses urgent issues’
New draft standards of care for treating people with gender dysphoria by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has...
Feature
Advisory on youth mental health crisis gets mixed reviews
One in five U.S. children and adolescents aged 3-17 suffer from a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral disorder.
Feature
A pandemic silver lining? Dramatic drop in teen drug use
The latest findings, from the Monitoring the Future survey, represent the largest 1-year decrease in overall illicit drug use reported since the...
Conference Coverage
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...