Adolescent Medicine News

• Ecopipam Reduces Tourette's Tics Without Common Side Effects It "may be a safe and effective treatment of Tourette syndrome with advantages over other currently approved therapeutic agents."
  Medscape Medical News, January 18, 2023
• Dietary Zinc Linked to Reduced Migraine Risk Individuals with higher dietary zinc intake have a nearly one-third lower risk for developing migraine than those who get little zinc in their diets, new research suggests.
  MDedge News, January 17, 2023
• German 'Island' Aids Children and Adolescents With Addiction At "Teen Spirit Island," children and adolescents receive help in ending their addictions and addressing their comorbidities.
  Medscape Medical News, January 13, 2023
• AD Outcomes Improved With Lebrikizumab and Topical Steroids The ADhere study compared responses at 16 weeks to the investigational biologic and topical corticosteroids vs topical corticosteroids alone in adults and adolescents with moderate to severe AD.
  Medscape Medical News, January 13, 2023
• Abnormal Bleeding Common Among Youth With Joint Hypermobility Study suggests that children with generalized joint hypermobility should be routinely screened for abnormal bleeding symptoms and referred as necessary for hematologic care.
  Medscape Medical News, January 11, 2023
• Pediatric Melanoma: Clinicopathologic Features, Survival Studied "Better understanding of melanoma occurring in the first two decades of life is ... warranted," the study authors wrote.
  MDedge News, January 11, 2023
• Would You Recommend Your Children Become Doctors? Insurance snafus, endless red tape, long hours, prior approvals. With all that physicians go through, would you want your children to become doctors?
  Medscape Reader Polls, January 10, 2023
• Marriage Rates Declining for Canadian Adolescent Mothers? Amid an overall decrease in marriages among mothers, an analysis suggests a larger relative decline in mothers younger than 18 years, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, January 10, 2023
• New Guidelines on Peds Obesity Call for Aggressive Treatment The American Academy of Pediatrics said physicians should no longer wait to see whether children with obesity outgrow the condition.
  Medscape Medical News, January 09, 2023
• Asian Children Most Likely to Be COVID Vaccinated A new report shows wide racial and ethnic differences in COVID-19 vaccination of children.
  WebMD Health News, January 09, 2023
• Modified Atkins Diet Beneficial in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Adding a modified Atkins diet to antiseizure drugs offers significant benefits over medication alone, and cuts seizure activity in half in many patients with epilepsy, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, January 06, 2023
• Physical Activity Eases Depressive Symptoms in Young People "There is an urgent need to explore novel treatment approaches that can be safely, feasibly, and widely implemented in the daily routine of depressed children and adolescents."
  MDedge News, January 06, 2023
• Gaming Can Have Some Benefits for Children School-age kids who spend hours a day playing video games may outperform their peers on certain tests of mental agility.
  Quick Take, January 05, 2023
• Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust, Fight Misinformation As public health departments work on improving their message, the mistrust often reserved for COVID-19 vaccines now threatens other public health priorities, including flu shots and childhood vaccines.
  Kaiser Health News, January 04, 2023
• Why Detransitioners Are Crucial to the Science of Gender Care Understanding the reasons some transgender people quit treatment is key to improving it, especially for the rising number of minors seeking to medically transition, experts say. But for many researchers, detransitioning and regret have long been untouchable subjects.
  Reuters Health Information, January 04, 2023
• Nearly 1400% Rise in Young Kids Ingesting Cannabis Edibles The number of young children unintentionally exposed to edible cannabis products in the United States has soared as more states legalize the drug, new research found.
  Medscape Medical News, January 03, 2023
• What Are the Current and Future Challenges in Obesity? Priorities for obesity management include recognizing the chronicity of the disease, combating the stigma associated with it, and starting treatment early, according to experts.
  Medscape Medical News, December 30, 2022
• AHA Names Top CVD Advances for 2022 Advances in maternal and child health, prevention of post-stroke disability and finding new uses for old medicines are among the top developments in 2022, according to the AHA's annual list.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2022
• Bands, Choirs, and Orchestras Teach Kids Resiliency Group music making -- such as in a choir, orchestra, or band -- is a good way to teach kids how to face adversity.
  Quick Take, December 29, 2022
• COVID-19 Was the Leading Cause of Death in Mexico in 2021 The rate of excess mortality in Mexico was 47% in 2021. Heart disease and diabetes were the second and third leading causes of death, respectively.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2022