Long-Lasting COVID Symptoms Prevalent in Children
Children and adolescents with COVID had more prevalent long-lasting symptoms than those never infected with SARS-CoV-2, the Long COVID Kids DK study showed. In every age group, previously infected children in Denmark had higher odds of experiencing at least one symptom lasting more than 2 months than their uninfected peers, reported Selina Kikkenborg Berg, PhD, […]
Over 1 Million Kids and Young Adults Vaped Every Day in 2019
Each day between 2017 and 2019, nearly 2,300 adolescents and young adults became new daily tobacco users — a figure that mirrors statistics from 1989 to 1993. According to a longitudinal study, the total number of daily vape (or e-cigarette) users under 21 years of age rose to more than 1 million by 2019. Of […]
Guns Have Become the Top Killer of U.S. Kids
Gun-related deaths increased significantly among children and adolescents in 2020, becoming the leading cause of mortality among youth, researchers said. The crude rate of firearm-related deaths among individuals ages 1 to 19 years increased by 13.5% from 2019 to 2020, surpassing motor vehicle-related deaths for the first time since 1999, reported Jason Goldstick, PhD, of […]
Kids’ Mental Health During COVID; Dirty Air and Dementia; Back-to-Work Stress
Across the globe, an estimated 25.2% of children and adolescents suffer from depression, and over 20% battle anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. (JAMA Pediatrics) The investigational NMDA receptor antagonist AXS-05 succeeded for treatment-resistant depression versus placebo in the 44-participant, phase III MERIT trial, Axsome Therapeutics announced. However, the FDA sent a letter to Axsome […]
Ultraprocessed foods now comprise 2/3 of calories in children and teen diets
The calories that children and adolescents consumed from ultraprocessed foods jumped from 61% to 67% of total caloric intake from 1999 to 2018, according to a new study from researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy at Tufts University. Published August 10, 2021, in JAMA, the study analyzed dietary intake from 33,795 […]