Tag: Youth Health
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Trump Proposals Limit Transgender Youth Care Access
Overview: A sweeping plan to restrict gender-affirming care A new draft rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposes dramatic restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender youths. If finalized, several widely used medical practices—ranging from hormone therapies to puberty blockers and certain surgical interventions—could be barred for minors under federal policy. The…
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Chronic Pain in Australian Youth: Voices Unheard
Chronic pain among Australian youth: a growing, often misunderstood issue When nine-year-old Cooper Smylie injured his knee playing tag, he hardly imagined the months that would follow: a burning, searing pain that would not fade. What began as a simple injury soon became a voyage through emergency rooms, GP clinics, and a quest for a…
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Developing a Green Thumb in Youth Could Help Prevent Cancer, Study Finds
Overview: Gardening as a Public Health Strategy Gardening initiatives for children and youth are more than a pastime; they are a potential primary prevention strategy against cancer and other chronic diseases. A rapid literature review led by Christina Gillies, adjunct professor at the University of Alberta, syntheses data from dozens of studies in high-income countries…
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Heart Disease Returns as Global Killer: New Lancet Study Highlights Widening Toll of Chronic Conditions
Overview: Heart Disease Reclaims the Top Spot Among Global Mortality Causes A landmark global study published in The Lancet reveals a troubling shift in what claims the most lives worldwide. After years of COVID-19 dominating headlines, heart disease has returned to the No. 1 position as the leading cause of death. The findings illuminate persistent…
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Heart Disease Returns to Top Global Killer as Study Highlights Rising Youth Deaths
Heart Disease Reclaims the No. 1 Spot Globally A new global analysis published in The Lancet underscores a troubling shift in global mortality. After years of COVID-19-related deaths dominating headlines, heart disease has re-emerged as the world’s leading cause of death. The findings place coronary artery disease and related cardiovascular conditions at the top of…
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Trust Your Instincts: Local Call to Action After Teen’s Sepsis Battle Sparks Documentary
Public Urged to Recognize Sepsis Signs After Teen’s Narrow Escape A North East Sepsis awareness spokesperson is calling on the public to trust their instincts when symptoms don’t add up. The plea follows a frightening ordeal for Sophie, a 17-year-old who nearly lost her life to sepsis after what began as a presumed kidney infection.…
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Heart Disease Returns as the World’s Leading Killer, Highlighting a Worrying Trend for Youth
Introduction: A familiar foe regains its crown A new global study published in The Lancet confirms what many health experts have warned: heart disease is reclaiming its place as the world’s leading cause of death, edging out the COVID-19 pandemic as the top killer. The findings illuminate a broader pattern of chronic illness and rising…
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Heart disease regains top global killer status as chronic conditions take a toll on youth
Heart disease resurfaces as the world’s leading cause of death A new global snapshot published in The Lancet places heart disease at the forefront of mortality once again, displacing COVID-19 from the No. 1 spot. The report draws on data spanning decades and more than 200 countries, revealing a health landscape where chronic conditions—especially heart…
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Emerging crisis: High youth death rates warn global health study
Warning signs from the Global Burden of Disease study A landmark Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, drawing on more than 300,000 data sources and 16,500 scientists, warns of an emerging crisis: higher death rates among teenagers and young adults in many parts of the world. While overall global mortality has declined and life expectancy…
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World Arthritis Day Highlights Surge in Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases Among Indian Youth
World Arthritis Day Draws Attention to Rising Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases Among Indian Youth As the world marked World Arthritis Day on October 12, doctors across Hyderabad and other cities highlighted a worrying trend: a growing number of young Indians are being diagnosed with arthritis and other autoimmune conditions. The annual observance aims to raise…