UCSF's Cherry Leung, associate professor of community health systems with the UC San Francisco School of Nursing, researches ...

Research reveals vaping is linked to serious health risks risks in teens. With 1.6 million kids vaping, here's what parents and policymakers should know, from a doctor ...

A new study from Aotearoa New Zealand has challenged an assumption about vaping. Instead of speeding up the decline in teen smoking rates, it has slowed progress. This raises public health concerns ...

What’s going on in your teen’s brain? Are they going to be okay? Parental influence is crucial to systems that shape lifelong ...

Social media is here to stay. In the U.S., 95% of teens use at least one social media platform. And according to a 2023 Pew Research Center survey, over half of teens admit that it’d be very difficult ...

If it seems like fewer teens are vaping, new data backs that up and researchers say 2019 marked a turning point.

Most teens in the United States say that Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat aren't harming their mental health, though a slightly ...

About 1 in 4 teenagers now use AI chatbots for mental health support, with young adults affected by violence being more likely to seek help from chatbots, according to a new study by the Youth ...

WELCOME BACK. SO HEART HEALTH MAY NOT BE TOP OF MIND FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS, BUT BY THE TIME THEY TURN 18, IT’S NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED HEART DISEASE RISK FACTORS. SO THIS BEING ...

Beyond headlines and courtrooms, many families are seeking an answer to a more immediate question: How do we know when social ...

A group of young people using smartphone forming a circle outdoors. Social media is here to stay. In the U.S., 95% of teens use at least one social media platform. And according to a 2023 Pew Research ...