Adolescent medicine | Australian Doctor Group

Late puberty may lead to weaker bones

12th August 2019

Teens who hit puberty late may end up with lower bone density, a study finds. In the study, which included more than 6000…

9th August 2019

Adding fluoxetine to CBT offers no benefit over adding placebo pills in young people with moderate or severe major…

5th August 2019

Sally is a 15-year-old student referred to ED by her GP with 12 months’ weight loss, new bradycardia, postural tachycardia…

29th July 2019

Boys are reaching puberty younger, according to the results of a large Swedish study. Researchers used growth data in men…

23rd August 2019

This useful infographic provides GPs with a framework for prescribing long-acting reversible contraceptives as a first-line…

24th July 2019

Breast ironing — where a young girl's breasts are compressed to stop them developing — is child abuse and could lead to 10…

11th July 2019

Teenage girls who are perfectionists can reduce their risk of eating disorder and depression if they follow a targeted…

26th June 2019

Probiotics may prevent acute otitis media in some children, an Australian-led Cochrane review has concluded. The review of…