Adolescent Medicine Perspective

• APA 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from APA 2022
  Medscape Psychiatry, May 23, 2022
• The Mental Effects of Growing Up With a Hoarder Medscape interviews psychologist Dr Andrew Gulick about the long-term mental health risks of growing up in a house with a hoarder.
  Medscape Psychiatry, May 18, 2022
• Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescent Patients: What You Need to Know Here we will review the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of anorexia, with an emphasis on what pediatricians need to know to screen and to facilitate treatment.
  Medscape Pediatrics, May 12, 2022
• New HIV PrEP Guidelines This update gives healthcare providers the latest guidance on prescribing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) -- a powerful tool for HIV prevention -- to their patients.
  CDC Expert Commentary, May 11, 2022
• Episode 1: Novel Treatments in MDD: Ketamine and Esketamine   Madhukar Trivedi, MD, and Manish Jha, MD, MBBS, review the evidence on the efficacy of esketamine and ketamine as a treatment for major depressive disorder.
  Medscape, May 11, 2022
• Young Adult Obesity Has Quintupled. Will 'Cancer Wave' Follow?   Maurie Markman discusses a recent article highlighting obesity prevalence among young adults with an eye toward the implications for cancer incidence in the United States.
  Medscape Oncology, May 09, 2022
• Statins for Kids: When to Pull the Trigger   The Cribsiders hit the highlights of expert recommendations for screening, diagnosis, and management of dyslipidemia in pediatric patients.
  The Cribsiders, May 05, 2022
• PAS 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from PAS 2022
  Medscape Pediatrics, April 21, 2022
• Weigh But Don't Tell Often the adolescent or preadolescent is searching for some sense of stability in a life tossed on a stormy sea roiled by hormonal and physical change.
  Medscape Medical News, April 18, 2022
• Trichotillomania: A Primer on a Common Hair-Pulling Disorder Dr Jon Grant, a leading trichotillomania researcher, discusses why clinicians need to place this debilitating psychiatric disorder on their radar.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 04, 2022
• Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Teens: A 'Shematologist's' Approach   The Cribsiders share their favorite pearls from Dr Angela Weyand about managing heavy menstrual bleeding in adolescents.
  The Cribsiders, March 30, 2022
• It May Be Time to Ban Kids From Social Media   When it comes down to it, do kids really need social media? What purpose does it serve?
  Medscape, March 29, 2022
• Episode 2: A Brave New World in Type 2 Diabetes Treatment and Beyond   Where are the biggest cardiovascular benefits for your patients with type 2 diabetes? Host Silvio Inzucchi and cardiologist Mikhail Kosiborod reveal winning strategies -- for managing much more than just type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape, March 22, 2022
• Diagnosing Adolescent ADHD What do you do when adolescents present to your office saying they think they have ADHD?
  Medscape Pediatrics, March 17, 2022
• Endocrine Care for Childhood Cancer Survivors   Children who have been through cancer treatment may face a range of endocrine issues. Dr Jessica Lilley interviews Dr. Priyanka Bakhtiani about optimizing care for these kids.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, March 15, 2022
• The Impact of HPV Vaccination on Cervical Cancer   Dr Maurie Markman discusses recent data on HPV vaccination and trends in cervical cancer incidence and mortality.
  Medscape Oncology, March 04, 2022
• WSPID 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from WSPID 2022
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, March 03, 2022
• Episode 2: HIV Testing and Linkage to Care   Dr Michael Saag and Dr Aadia Rana discuss best practices that providers can implement to prevent the spread of HIV in their local communities and connect HIV-positive patients to lifesaving care.
  Medscape, March 01, 2022
• GI Involvement May Signal Risk for MIS-C After COVID Dr William Balistreri comments on data linking gastrointestinal symptoms to this life-threatening complication, and COVID vaccines' efficacy at preventing it.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 28, 2022
• Be Prepared to Talk PrEP Physicians may be missing opportunities to discuss HIV prevention with their sexually active patients.
  Medscape Blogs, February 25, 2022