Critical care doctors raise alarm over self-harm among teens
ICU hospitalisaions among 12-17-years-olds for ingestion of drugs, hanging, self-strangulation or self-injury peaked during the first 15 months of …
Tag: Adolescent medicine
Airway stimulation eases sleep apnoea in teens with Down syndrome: trial
Large multicentre study shows the intervention is most effective in the under 65s and those with severe hypoxaemia: BMJ.
A damning Govt review of e-cigarettes shows vaping leads to smoking, the opposite of what supporters claim
A major review on the health effects of e-cigarettes reflects what public health advocates have feared – escalating use of e-cigarettes in school-aged children, early…
Governments pledge more funds to reduce suicide rates
Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt has promised funds to tackle the issue in young people.
Antidepressant use skyrockets among adolescents: Aussie study
Girls as young as 10 were among those with the highest rates of initiation of the drugs, researchers say.
Quiz – Are you liable for this misdiagnosis?
A boarding school calls you at 11pm to see a 12-year-old boy with abdominal pain. You can’t find any abnormal signs, but some of the…
RACGP says COVID-19 vax rates for children have slumped
It fears parents are falling victim to vaccine misinformation on social media.
What happens if a young patient’s family is anti-vax?
After caring for many families with children, I can safely say that parents almost always try to act in their child’s best health interests. They…
ATAGI approves COVID-19 boosters for 580,000 adolescents
An estimated 370,000 16-17-year-olds are currently eligible.
One in three GPs happy to vaccinate teens without parents’ consent
Results of an AusDoc survey show a further 33% believe the legal risks of vaccinating 14 to 17-year-olds against their parents' wishes is too high.…
