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Medical education programs tell how climate change affects health
Medical schools are educating the next generation of doctors on one of the most widespread, insidious health threats of our time.
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One in four obese teens don’t know they’re obese
Two-thirds of adolescents living with obesity feel it is their sole responsibility to deal with their excess weight.
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U.S. lawmakers in 16 states to introduce laws to protect transgender youth
A California bill introduced in March is serving as a template for other states.
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Few children with early social gender transition change their minds
Five-year data show that more than 90% of children who chose to socially transition their gender identity maintain it 5 years later.
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Water, water everywhere leads to leaner students
Schools with water stations had significantly fewer overweight students than the other schools by the end of the 15-month study.
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Depression strikes more than half of obese adolescents
New study suggests an association between multiple components of metabolic syndrome and depression in obese teens.
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Type 1 diabetes not just a childhood-onset disease
Despite popular belief that type 1 diabetes is a disease that starts in childhood, its onset in adults is substantial, researchers report.
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Could AI tool identify type 1 diabetes earlier in childhood?
In the U.K., approximately 25% of children with type 1 diabetes are diagnosed while they are in diabetic ketoacidosis, a figure that has remained...
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Early puberty cases among girls surged during pandemic
Doctors have tied the current uptick to the stress of the pandemic and lockdowns, including reduced physical activity and increased consumption of...
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Cannabis exposure in pregnancy linked with childhood obesity
“This finding may suggest that fetal exposure to cannabis contributes to higher fasting glucose levels via a direct effect on the pancreatic beta-...
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Prediabetes rates climbing among U.S. youth
The increase was most pronounced in males, rising from 15.8%-36.4%, compared with females, for whom rates rose from 7.1%-19.6%.