Jim Liebelt

There was a significant increase in the number of high school-age female patients presenting to ER departments for sports-related concussions...

Young people appear to have normal lung function after recovering from COVID-19, new studies find.

College students often put on weight during their freshman year, and a lack of structured exercise may be largely to blame, a new study suggests.

New research suggests that if children were provided courses on cultivating empathy in school, crime rates among youth could decrease.

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A new study in JAMA Pediatrics evaluated how restrictions designed to protect minors found that although kids are prohibited from entering cannabis...

A new survey finds Gen Z and millennial Americans are “cashing in” on lost time due to the pandemic and applying new financial lessons from this...

New research confirms the pandemic has not been good for the waistlines of children, as American kids gained more weight than before the pandemic,...

A new study suggests young athletes with a history of concussion may show more brain injury from a later concussion, particularly in middle regions...

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Teenagers who spend a few hours online after a stressful experience fare better than those who frequently use this strategy or not at all a study...

The coronavirus pandemic has posed significant challenges for many, but it did not appear to drive U.S. preteens and young teens to drugs.

Drinking alcohol during adolescence to young adulthood is associated with accelerated arterial stiffening, a precursor to cardiovascular disease,...

Teens need to regularly switch screen time for physical activity for the sake of their health and mental wellbeing, according to a University of...

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A recent survey of 2,000 parents of school-aged children looked at some of the biggest pain points for parents getting ready for the back-to-school...

A new study finds that in social settings, smartphones can lead to a form of contemporary rudeness called phone snubbing, or phubbing, the act of...

Most children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) don't outgrow the disorder, as widely thought. It manifests itself in...