Tag Archives: teens

In updated recommendations on youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) encourages players of most sports to wear cloth face coverings at all times for group training, competition, and on the sidelines.

A new study found that depending on which vaping devices a teen uses—vaping pens vs. mods—the young person may wind up smoking far more.

Since the first Surgeon General warning in 1964 about smoking, the popularity of smoking has dropped. Unfortunately, 34.3 million adults and 1.18 million high school ...

Regulations which reduce youth exposure to flavored e-cigarettes may aid in preventing young people who try e-cigarettes from becoming long-term e-cig users.

By Natalie Jacewicz It was 1:30 a.m., and Anna was trying to keep her mind off her ex-boyfriend, with whom she had ended a painful ...

Children with consistent and early bedtimes — as well as regulated television and screen habits — have improved emotional health and are less likely to ...

WESTMINSTER, Calif. — After Yarly Raygoza attended the drug prevention program at the Boys & Girls Club here last year, she used what she learned ...

By Alan Lyndon Teens don’t get enough sleep.  That’s not new information.  The question is: what can parents do about it? Last year, a study ...

By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Many teens are turning to risky, unregulated supplements to boost their looks, warns a leading group of U.S. pediatricians. These products — including ...

Primary care doctors should screen all patients between 12 and 18 years of age for major depression, but not younger children, preventive health experts say. ...