Adolescent Medicine News

• COVID Vax Prevents Death in Children Regardless of Variant Despite waning effectiveness over time, COVID-19 vaccines prevented death in children regardless of the dominant variant at the time.
  MDedge News, December 02, 2022
• Landmark Trial on Arkansas Trans Youth Medical Ban Wraps Up The nation's first trial on a ban on gender-confirming care for children ended Thursday.
  Associated Press, December 02, 2022
• Youths Have Strong Opinions on Language About Body Weight A new study published in Pediatrics brings light to the words that parents (and providers) use when speaking to youths (ages 10 to 17) about their weight.
  WebMD Health News, December 01, 2022
• Driving Simulator Helps Teens With ADHD Keep Eyes on the Road: Study A computer simulation program for teen drivers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder helped them learn to keep their eyes on the road and resulted in fewer accidents or near collisions, according to a new study.
  Reuters Health Information, November 30, 2022
• 'Slugging': A TikTok Skin Trend That Has Some Merit Dermatologists warn, however, that those with acne-prone skin should probably steer clear of slathering their face with petroleum jelly.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2022
• The TikTok Trend That Triggered a Diabetes Drug Shortage Variety dubbed Ozempic “the worst kept secret in Hollywood — especially given that its most enthusiastic users are not pre-diabetic and do not require the drug.”
  WebMD Health News, November 30, 2022
• RSNA 2022 Obesity Tied to Worse Brain Health in Children Researcher says they saw changes in brain health as early as age 9 and 10 and that changes persisted 2 years later.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2022
• Persistent Asthma Linked to Higher Carotid Plaque Burden Persistent asthma is associated with more carotid plaque and higher levels of inflammation, making patients vulnerable to later cardiovascular events.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2022
• 'Something Good After Tragic Loss': Donating Brain Cancer Tissue Families of children with brain cancer are often unaware of the option of postmortem tissue donation, and many have expressed resentment that they had not been informed.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2022
• ADHD Meds and Cardiovascular Safety: New Data A large meta-analysis shows no statistically significant association between ADHD medications and CVD, but more evidence is needed in certain vulnerable subgroups, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2022
• Your Patients Are Rotting Their Teeth With Vaping People who vape have a higher likelihood of developing tooth decay that could lead to cavities, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• Motor Impairment Indicators Shown in Children With Autism White matter in the brains of children with autism was found to be distinct from the white matter in children with developmental coordination disorder.
  MDedge News, November 23, 2022
• EHR Reminders Boost Well-Child Visits, Vax Rates Reminder messages sent through electronic health records systems increased vaccination rates.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2022
• Local-Level Youth Suicides Reflect Mental Health Care Shortages Rates of youth suicides at the county level increased as mental health professional shortages increased, according to data from more than 5000 youth suicides across the US.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2022
• Can Social Media Help Teach Young People About Sexuality? Young people find themselves on social media alone without guidance, which highlights the importance of educational support, said one sexologist.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2022
• Intermittent Fasting Diet Trend Linked to Disordered Eating Researchers are urging healthcare professionals to increase vigilance in patients practice intermittent fasting, as doing so may be linked to eating disorder behaviors such as binging and vomiting.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2022
• Schools Teaching Mindfulness, Meditation to Help Lower Stress In a calm voice, the teacher says, "For 30 seconds we are going to close our eyes." She tells them to just breathe in, breathe out. Nothing else.
  WebMD Health News, November 21, 2022
• Rates of Healthcare Use After Bariatric Surgery in Teens A study found less healthcare use by teens who underwent sleeve gastrectomy rather than gastric bypass, but there were no differences in rates of complications, repeat surgeries, or deaths.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2022
• MD Drug Abuse; Physician Personas; Gender in Trans Treatment The top 3 things you should know to start your day.
  3 Things to Know Today, November 21, 2022
• As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush to Market At-Home Test Kits The fame of at-home COVID tests has amplified calls from the public health sector and diagnostic companies to make home testing routine for sexually transmitted diseases. But FDA guidelines are lagging.
  Kaiser Health News, November 18, 2022