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Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Teenagers with period pain more likely to have chronic adult pain, study says

Teenagers with moderate or severe period pain face substantially higher risks of developing diverse chronic pain conditions in adulthood.
Public health
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Are Girls the New Potheads?

Female high school students now use marijuana at higher rates than males across grades, driven largely by increased marijuana vaping and gender-targeted vape marketing.
fromScary Mommy
1 month ago

Drinking & Cannabis Use Has Declined Since The '90s For Most (But Not All) Teens

Although the decreasing prevalence of substance use among adolescents is encouraging, the decline is not as significant among teens experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors, as compared to their peers.
Mental health
Mental health
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

More than 1 billion young people will suffer from health problems by 2030

The health of adolescents is at a tipping point, requiring urgent action to address emerging threats and inequalities in care.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Half a billion young people will be obese or overweight by 2030, report finds

Adolescents face a critical health crisis with rising obesity and mental health issues exacerbated by climate change and pandemic impacts.
Mental health
fromIndependent
3 months ago

Vapes laced with synthetic cannabis at 'epidemic' levels in Irish schools, say experts

HHC vapes are linked to rising psychiatric incidents in adolescents and remain available in Ireland despite concerns from health professionals.
US news
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Vaping: Safer than cigarettes or a new health crisis? DW 05/08/2025

Vaping can pose serious and unknown long-term risks to lung health, particularly among teenagers.
fromCornell Chronicle
4 months ago

Tashara M. Leak receives NYS Senate Women of Distinction award | Cornell Chronicle

"A lot of my work is about increasing access to healthy food, in New York City and in upstate New York," Leak said. "I mostly work with adolescents, who are change agents in low-resource households. Often these adolescents are 'adultified' and drive household food choices."
Women in technology
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Teenagers who sleep longer and earlier are likely to do better at tests, study finds

Regularly getting a good night's sleep is important in helping us function properly, but while we know a lot about sleep in adulthood and later life, we know surprisingly little about sleep in adolescence.
OMG science
NYC parents
fromNew York Post
4 months ago

The 'quite scary' reality ER docs are seeing as teen cannabis edible use rose by 43% amid legalization

Adolescent cannabis use, particularly edibles, has surged significantly following legalization in Canada.
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