Adolescent Medicine
Feature
Louisiana House passes 6-week abortion ban
The legislation, which does not include an exception for rape or incest cases, does allow exceptions if the woman’s life is in danger, if the...
Conference Coverage
HPV vaccine: Is one dose enough?
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Post hoc analyses strongly suggest one dose of HPV vaccine provides durable protection.
From the Journals
Energy drinks increase BP and disrupt the heart’s electrical activity
Energy drinks prolong QT intervals up to 4 hours after consumption.
Feature
Supreme Court upholds part of Indiana abortion law
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed an Indiana measure to move forward that requires cremation or burial of fetal remains after an abortion.
From the Journals
Team sports may mitigate tough childhoods
Adolescents with adverse childhood experiences who play team sports suffer fewer mental problems as adults.
From the Journals
When adolescents visit the ED, 10% leave with an opioid
Compared with outpatient clinics, prescription rate is more than six times higher in the emergency department.
Opinion
Beyond symptom improvement: Practicing happiness
Being “not depressed” or “not anxious” is not the same as flourishing.
From the Journals
Risk of suicide attempt is higher in children of opioid users
The odds ratio of a suicide attempt is two times higher in children of parents using prescription opioids.
Opinion
Addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of trans and gender nonconforming patients
Understanding how trans or GNC patients have sex is essential to providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care.
From the Journals
Diabetes, hypertension remission more prevalent in adolescents than adults after gastric bypass
However, their rate of abdominal reoperations was significantly higher than that of adults during a 5-year follow-up.
Conference Coverage
Vitamin D levels linked to depression in teens
BALTIMORE – Findings were not affected by differences in the season, latitude, income level, or use of vitamin D...