Arts Sep 15 Lisa Lawson explores the neuroscience of adolescence in ‘Thrive’ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold
Health Dec 02 How dozens of U.S. adolescents are dying of drug overdoses each month, shown in 3 charts Drug overdoses are killing young Americans in unprecedented numbers: The monthly total rose from 31 in July 2019 to 87 in May 2021, the period with the most recent data. By Ty Schepis, The Conversation
Health Jun 15 As more kids go down the ‘deep, dark tunnel’ of long COVID, doctors still can’t predict who is at risk Long COVID is not an adults-only phenomenon, and it poses the same mystery in kids as in adults. By Elizabeth Cooney, STAT
Health May 17 Can schools require COVID-19 vaccines for students 12 and up? Each state has its own rules for which vaccines kids must have to attend school and the reasons students can opt out. By Kristine Bowman, The Conversation
Health Aug 10 Why is so little global funding devoted to adolescent health? Adolescents make up a quarter of the population in developing countries, but on average receive less than 2 percent of all global health funding, according to a new report. By Laura Santhanam
Oct 31 Opioid poisoning tripled among toddlers as U.S. painkiller crisis ballooned By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News A study published Monday highlights a surprising group of patients suffering from opioid poisoning: adolescents, children and even toddlers. Continue reading
Dec 01 Can teaching Kenyan girls to save money also save them from HIV? By Ellen Rolfes For adolescent girls in Kenya, poverty increases the likelihood of sexual exploitation. When older men take advantage of a girl's need for food, medicine and school fees by demanding sexual favors, it can have long-lasting consequences, like HIV/AIDS, the second… Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch In Preventing Violence, ‘Very Hard to Identify’ Individuals Who Need Help Most In Preventing Violence, 'Very Hard to Indentify' Individuals Who Need Help Most… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch In Internet Age, Libraries Still Draw a Crowd A survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that young adults aged 18 to 30 frequent public libraries more regularly than older people, despite the advance of personal computers and the Internet. Guest essayist Julia Keller of… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch ‘Juno’ Raises Questions About Teen Pregnancy "Juno" -- a popular film about a teenage girl who gets pregnant and gives her baby away -- won the 2008 Oscar for best original screenplay. Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on how teen pregnancy is portrayed in popular media. Continue watching