Teen Health News

It’s unclear whether the disruption of the pandemic is a blip on the radar or the early signs of a generation permanently stunted in its social and mental health development.

So- called bigorexia -- or extreme gym time, excessive focus on protein diets, and intense muscle-building goals -- has hit new and concerning levels.

Vagisil marketed a new 'feminine hygiene' product to teen girls. Doctors are taking the company to task on social media, calling the product 'predatory.'

According to the report, 46% of the respondents wanted help from a mental health professional but couldn't get it in the past year.

American teens aren't getting enough sleep, which can lead to anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts.

Weight-loss, muscle-building and energy supplements were linked with an almost three times greater risk of severe medical problems compared with vitamins, the findings showed.

The Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” included a graphic depiction of a death by suicide, which can trigger suicidal behavior, the study author said.

A recent study of Pennsylvania high school students found that 29% were "engaged in consensual sexting."

Newly released numbers from the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey show more than 3.6 million teens used e-cigarettes in 2018. Those numbers include a 78% increase from 2017 in use among high schoolers and a 48% increase among middle schoolers.

The Philadelphia university reported the first case of the contagious, vaccine-preventable disease on Feb. 28.

The sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18 is illegal under federal law.

Between 2007 and 2017, the percentage of high school students who said they had ever had sex fell from 48 percent to 39.5 percent, and the percentage who said they'd had four or more sexual partners decreased from 15 percent to just under 10 percent.

Suicide is now the third leading cause of death among American adolescents, the study authors noted.

Girls are much more active on social media early in their adolescence, and the time they spend there appears to reduce their happiness and lower their sense of well-being, the researchers said.

Among teenagers and young adults diagnosed with a "self-harm" injury, the risk of suicide in the next year was nearly 27 times higher than the U.S. norm, researchers found.

Riding with a marijuana-impaired driver was more common than riding with an alcohol-impaired driver, researchers found.

This is important information because more than 5,000 Americans under age 20 are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every year.

The odds of progressing to long-term opioid therapy can double, triple or  more, depending on the kid's diagnosis and the other drugs prescribed to treat their disorder, the researchers said.

The recommendation for universal screening is a change from the previous guidelines, published a decade ago, and is the first step in a larger strategy that should be followed when a doctor suspects a teenage patient might be depressed.

Men who started drinking in their teens are at increased risk for liver disease, Swedish researchers report.

The proportion of high school students who've ever had sex decreased to 41 percent in 2015, continuing a downward trend from 47 percent in 2005 and 53 percent in 1995, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Texting, talking on cellphones, eating, drinking -- distractions such as these are a driving hazard, and are more likely to occur among young men, new research shows.

Distractions at the wheel are major cause of needless tragedies, experts say

Study found more adolescents getting less rest because of temptations of technology

Behavior was strongly linked to greater suicide risk, UK study found