Child/Adolescent

Findings from the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey have public health advocates concerned. Find out why in this 7-question quiz.

From 2001 to 2017, the estimated prevalence of youth-onset T1D and T2D increased approximately 45% and 95%, respectively, according to a new study.

Obesity affects nearly 20% of US children, impacting both current and future health. The 2020 update of the Pediatric Obesity Algorithm provides expert treatment guidance.

The strongest evidence to date found that fast food alone leads to childhood obesity, adolescent obesity linked to midlife cancer, and 3 more key updates.

E-cigarette use among high school teens rose nearly 1286% between 2011 and 2018. Test your knowledge of this alarming trend with this quick quiz.  

A new study found that electronic cigarette use may lead some US youths to get hooked on traditional combustible cigarettes when they would otherwise never try smoking. 

In this diagnostic quiz: 3 photos of classic presentations of 3 different diseases in patients of 3 generations.

FDA changed Flulaval's indication from age ≥3 years to age ≥6 months. The advantage? Now one size, 0.5 cc, fits all.

"My child won't be intimate before marriage," is a common parental refrain. The CDC says, don't bet on it. Do you know the odds?