Birth rates among teens and young women hit record low in 2022, CDC says
The 2022 numbers also show record low birth rates among women in their early 20s and a consistent rise in birth rates for women 35 and older.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Justine McDaniel Source Type: news

U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits Another Historic Low
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 -- Births to teen moms in the United States reached a historic low in 2022, dropping 3% from the previous year, a new government report shows. Teenage births fell among both younger teens, ages 15 to 17, and older teens, aged...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

3 teens arrested after killing and eating New York village ' s prized swan, police say
Three teenagers have been arrested after they allegedly stole a swan prized by its community in upstate New York before killing and eating the beloved bird over the Memorial Day weekend, officials said. Police in Manlius, a southeast suburb of Syracuse, first sounded the alarm earlier this week…#swan #manlius #syracuse #paulwhorrall #kenhatter #salina #swanpondlongserving #swanpond #swanguru #michaelbean
Source: Reuters: Health - June 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. Births Refuse to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
NEW YORK — U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation saw fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Births to moms 35 and older continued to rise, with the highest rates in that age group since the 1960s. But those gains were offset by record-low birth rates to moms in their teens and early 20s, the CDC found. Its report is based on a review of more than 99% of birth certificates issued last year. A little under 3.7 million babies were born in the U.S. last year, about 3,000 fewer than the year before. Because the numbers are provisional a...
Source: TIME: Health - June 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe / AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Health Care wire Source Type: news

Weight-Control Surgery Surging Among Children, Teens Weight-Control Surgery Surging Among Children, Teens
More children in the US are becoming afflicted with severe obesity, with a body mass index 20% higher than the marker for obesity, according to a report in JAMA Pediatrics.WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - May 31, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Children ’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Caitlin Jones helps spine-injured teens
Jones is the Allied Health Professional winner in Atlanta Business Chronicle ’s 2023 Health Care Heroes award program.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tonya Layman Source Type: news

One Key to Good Sleep for Teens: No Social Media at Bedtime
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 -- Teens need their sleep, and a new study sheds light on one way to help them get it: Keep cellphones and screens out of the bedroom. “Getting enough sleep is crucial for teenagers because it helps their body and mind grow...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Gen Z teens are so unruly in malls, fed by their TikTok addition, that a growing number are requiring chaperones and supervision
Jennifer Sepulveda used to drop off her 14-year-old son, Jorden, at the local mall on a Friday or Saturday night, where he would catch a movie with his friends and then hang out afterwards at the food court or elsewhere. Starting April 18, Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey — the second…#jennifersepulveda #gardenstateplaza #paramus #newjersey #mallofamerica #tiktok #pennsylvania #colorado #shopping #jakebjorseth
Source: Reuters: Health - May 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tight labor market has increased demand for teens in summer jobs
A tight labor market is increasing demand for teenage workers and boosting their wages to higher-than-usual levels as many teens around the country look for jobs during their summer breaks. The proportion of Americans between the ages of 16 and 19 who have jobs has trended up in recent years, as…#hourly #labordept #bar #jon #newjersey #gardenstates #jerseyshore #sallyrutherford #iowa #kimreynolds
Source: Reuters: Health - May 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Businesses Saying No to Unsupervised Teens
The storied teenage tradition of the mall hangout could be coming to an end. Malls, movie theaters and other businesses around the country are increasingly imposing rules requiring teenagers to be accompanied by adult chaperones, The Associated Press reported Sunday (May 28). The reason? Bad…#malls #tiktok #ultabeauty #davekimbell #pymnts #dollartree #rickdreiling #jakebjorseth #genz #marshalcohen
Source: Reuters: Health - May 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

More businesses require teens to be chaperoned by adults, curbing their independence
For many teens, roaming shopping malls, hanging out at amusement parks, and watching a movie at a local theater with their peers have been long considered the rites of passage to adulthood.
Source: Reuters: Health - May 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Teletherapy startup Joon eyes growth as 'growing crisis' hits young people
Teletherapy startup Joon Care is looking to rapidly expand. CEO Emily Pesce said Joon has 19 employees but could double or triple its headcount in the next year or two. She added that the company hopes to raise a Series A round before the end of the third quarter. "Joon was born when there was an observation that there was a growing crisis, as the surgeon general called it an epidemic, around deteriorating mental health among teens and young adults," Pesce said. "My dad would often say a good measure …
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 27, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Rick Morgan Source Type: news

Gen Z teenagers are bragging about how much they can make in this economy: ' Nobody I know would work for minimum wage '
Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps. Now, thanks to one of the tightest labor markets in decades, they have even more sway, with an array of jobs to choose from at ever higher wages. To ease the labor crunch,…#funtownsplashtownusa #maine #coryhutchinson #funtownsplashtown #labordepartment #rideawayadventures #capecod #kayak #mikemorrison #rideaway
Source: Reuters: Health - May 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Teen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay
Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps.
Source: Reuters: Health - May 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Frightening Science Behind the Cannibalism on Yellowjackets
The cruelty of teenage girls can often feel like life-or-death—but in Yellowjackets, Showtime’s hit series about a New Jersey girl’s soccer team that gets stranded in the wilderness, it really is. Starving, freezing, and with no animals to hunt and little else to lose, the teens have slowly transformed from classmates into cannibals. It’s not an unrealistic scenario—the show’s creators have referenced the real-life catastrophes that inspired it, many of which devolved into cannibalism. But with a dozen mouths to feed, it seems like an unsustainable dietary strategy for the show’s ...
Source: TIME: Health - May 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

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