pixdeluxe/E+/Getty Images Since 1971, the federal government has issued the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which provides an annual snapshot of how tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, as well as mental health issues affect Americans. This year’s survey interviewed nearly 70,000 people and found some encouraging trends, particularly among young people: Not...
SDI Productions/E+/Getty Images Last week, 15 states and others filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to stop federal investigations against hospitals and practitioners who provide gender affirming care to young people. They argue these investigations have made such care less accessible, even as it remains both legal and supported by leading medical organizations. “Since...
Jackyenjoyphotography/Moment/Getty Images Traditionally, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) release vaccination rates for last year’s kindergarteners in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, its chief publication. But this week, in a perhaps unsurprising break with tradition, the agency — under the auspices of noted vaccine skeptic Robert Kennedy — the data was quietly released...
Goodboy Picture Company/E+/Getty Images Ask any woman who was the first to get boobs in her class (*raises hand*) and she’ll probably tell you it doesn’t rank among her favorite life experiences. Precocious puberty, a.k.a. showing signs of puberty before 8 for girls and 9 for boys, is not a common condition, but it can...