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FDA Removes Harmful Chemicals From Food Packaging
The “major source of dietary exposure to PFAS from food packaging” is being eliminated.
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Few Pediatricians Comfortable Treating Youth With OUD
A survey shows they are much more familiar with treating or counseling on alcohol, cannabis, and e-cigarettes.
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Stimulants for ADHD Not Linked to Prescription Drug Misuse
Adolescents who received stimulant therapy for ADHD were less likely to report past-year prescription stimulant misuse as young adults than were...
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Mental Health Interventions for Refugee Children
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Parent-Led Digital CBT Effective for Childhood Anxiety
Online CBT therapy can be effective and low-cost treatment for kids with anxiety.
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Stimulant Medications for ADHD — the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
While we need to educate ourselves and our patients about potential and manifest side effects and risks of stimulants, we need to balance those...
From the Journals
Youth Mental Health in ‘Dire Straits’
“This concentration of disability burden at an early age raises concern about the potential lifetime impact of these conditions.”
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Bariatric Surgery Doesn’t Improve Mental Health in Teens
Despite improvements in weight, cardiometabolic health, and physical quality of life, bariatric surgery is an obesity treatment and improvements...
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Mental Health Screening May Benefit Youth With Obesity
“Healthcare professionals caring for youth with overweight or obesity should be aware of comorbid mental disorders, and regular mental health...
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Certain Gut Microbes Tied to Cognitive Function in Children
In children older than 18 months, the overall variation in microbial species and microbial gene functions was significantly associated with...