Browsing: Youth

Assam is currently grappling with a concerning surge in obesity among its younger population, a trend largely attributed to profound changes in modern lifestyles. Rapid modernization, technological advancements, and increasing urbanization have ushered in an era of comfort and convenience, inadvertently fostering habits detrimental to health

R.I. – Aug. 20, 2026 – Maya Golemo vividly remembers how she felt prior to being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on the last day of her sophomore year at the University of Rhode Island and her reaction to learning that she had the health condition

Colorado requires middle, junior high and high school coaches in public and private schools to attend training on mental health. Currently, training is required to cover concerns specific to young athletes such as anxiety disorders, depression and suicide prevention

LOWELL, Mich. —A person who was a swine exhibitor at the Kent County Youth Fair at the beginning of August has since tested positive for swine flu, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)

La. (WAFB) – With back-to-school season underway, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is encouraging adults to help students understand the risks of vaping, which they say remains a critical public health crisis

​Droga5 Dublin, part of Accenture Song, has partnered with Lidl Ireland and Cork youth collective Kabin Crew to launch a new campaign designed to inspire children across Ireland to engage with healthier eating habits and discover the benefits of fruit and vegetables

New Mexico’s major investments in children will be highlighted in a multicity tour starting this month and residents will be asked for thoughts on how to keep the momentum going

Over the years, I have sat with many bullied adolescents. What follows is a composite drawn from those hours; no single patient is depicted, and identifying details do not belong to any individual. But the question at the center of this article was asked, essentially in these words, and I have never stopped thinking about…

THE 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows improving behavioral health trends among adolescents and young adults

Early life stress is a significant risk factor for psychopathology; however, we lack scalable tools to identify youths who are most vulnerable. Here we tested whether the automated analysis of naturalistic speech can predict future mental health outcomes. We applied a multimodal suite of natural language processing techniques to comprehensive stress interviews with 204 youths…