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Gender-Affirming Hormones Not Tied to Thrombosis With Short-Term Use

March 23, 2021 Adolescent, adolescent health, adolescent medicine, Adolescents, asexual, Bisexual, embolism (pulmonary), endocrine therapy, gay, hormonal therapy, hormone therapy, intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQI, LGBTQIA, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary embolism (pe), pulmonary embolus, queer, teenage, teenager, teens, Testosterone, thromboembolism, thrombosis, transgender, venous thromboembolism, young adult

(Reuters Health) – Transgender adolescents and young adults on gender-affirming hormone therapy don’t appear to be at increased risk of

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Tablet-Based Sex Trafficking Screening Works for Minors in the ED

February 20, 2021 Adolescent, adolescent health, adolescent medicine, Adolescents, Child, child sexual abuse, Childhood, children, confidentiality, crime, criminal, hospital emergency services, kids, molestation, patient confidentiality, Pediatrics, Sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual violence, social determinants of health, Social Issues, teenage, teenager, teens

(Reuters Health) – Using an electronic tablet to deliver a six-item screening tool to minors in a pediatric emergency department

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Poorer teens at substantially greater risk of obesity

December 21, 2020 at, greater, obesity, of, Poorer, risk, substantially, teens

More than one-third of U.K. teenagers are starting adult life with excess weight (either overweight or obese), and rates are

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Teens Benefit From Bariatric Surgery, Regardless of Weight Loss

December 4, 2020 Bariatric, benefit, From, loss, of, Regardless, surgery, teens, weight

FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 — Remission of obesity-associated complications (OACs) is not dependent on major sustained weight loss in teens

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Unique program aims to educate Muslim teens on HIV prevention

October 19, 2020 Aims, educate, HIV, Muslim, on, prevention, program, teens, to, unique

Cultural taboos may leave Muslim American adolescents uninformed about romantic relationships and sex, placing them at risk of HIV and

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Review: Children, Teens Have Lower Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2

October 2, 2020 children, Have, Lower, Review:, SARS-CoV-2, susceptibility, teens, to

THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2020 — Children and adolescents seem to have lower susceptibility to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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College teens shun exercise and healthy food, study finds

August 12, 2020 and, college, exercise, finds, food, Healthy, shun, study, teens

Older teenagers may be setting a course for lifelong obesity through inactivity and poor diets, according to a new study.

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Mental health-related emergency room visits are increasing among teens and young adults

January 27, 2020 adults, among, and, Are, emergency, Health-Related, Increasing, Mental, room, teens, visits, young

A new study led by fellows at the USC Schaeffer Center shows mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits have increased

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A tale of two cities: Impact of reducing teens’ access to flavored tobacco products

October 24, 2019 A, Access, cities, flavored, impact, of, products, Reducing, tale, teens, to, tobacco, two

Restricting youth access to flavored tobacco products holds the promise of reducing their overall tobacco use, according to a new

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Asthma changes obesity rate in black female teens living in disadvantaged neighborhoods

October 2, 2019 Asthma, Black, Changes, disadvantaged, female, in, Living, neighborhoods, obesity, rate, teens

A first-of-its-kind study led by researchers at LSU Health New Orleans Schools of Public Health and Medicine found that asthma

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