Pediatrics
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What is the psychological impact of type 1 diabetes?
“There’s a greater risk for depression, because life with diabetes can really be trying,” said Dr. Nadine Hoffmeister.
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Debate heats up on how best to treat gender-questioning kids
Debate is intensifying about how best to treat gender dysphoria, with further restrictions on hormone treatment use in the under 18s in some U.S....
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‘Robust’ increase in tics during the pandemic explained?
Approximately 85% of teens surveyed said their tic frequency worsened during COVID.
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Tips for managing youth with substance use disorders
“Zero tolerance laws don’t work, because 85% of kids experiment [with drugs],” Dr. Timothy E. Wilens said.
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Pandemic-stressed youths call runaway hotline
“We absolutely have had youths who have either been physically kicked out of the house or just verbally told to leave.”
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Childhood-onset insomnia persists into adolescence and adulthood
Longitudinal study data show increased risk of adult insomnia among short-sleeping children and adolescents.
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Substantial numbers of U.S. youth report vaping cannabis
“It is important for pediatricians to realize that dual use of cannabis and nicotine vaping, and exclusive use of cannabis vaping, are not...
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Referrals to gender clinics in Sweden drop after media coverage
The programs may have influenced and jeopardized young transgender individuals’ access to transgender-specific health care.
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Open-label placebo improves symptoms in pediatric IBS and functional abdominal pain
Most children who received a regimen of sugar water reported an improvement in IBS-related discomfort.
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Childhood trauma may influence vaccine hesitancy
Hesitancy was three times higher among people who had experienced four or more types of childhood trauma.
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Hormone therapy in transgender teens linked to better adult mental health
But study is based on a survey with limitations, and other outcomes didn’t improve.