By Japan Times, 09/20/24 “…Researchers examined the electronic health records of people who were or were not vaccinated against HPV between 2010 and 2023 and found vaccination lowered men’s risk of developing any HPV-related cancer by 54%, while their head and neck cancer risk fell by 56%. …” Read the entire article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/20/world/boys-need-hpv-cancer-vaccine/
Category: Physical Health of Boys
Men are carrying the brunt of the ‘loneliness epidemic’ amid potent societal pressures
By The Conversation, 09/20/24 “…In a recent study we conducted on 75 new and expectant Black fathers, they spoke of the need to address individual and collective trauma. This, they said, would ultimately help support their families. But they said resources to help men with their mental health are often unavailable or very limited. …” READ MORE
Loneliness Is On the Rise & Teen Boys Are Feeling It. Here Are 6 Ways Parents Can Help
By SheKnows 09/10/24 “…For teen boys, the problem can be especially fraught. “Teen boys face stigma and societal expectations when it comes to emotional vulnerability,” Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth, chief medical officer at The Jed Foundation (JED), a teen emotional health and suicide prevention nonprofit, tells SheKnows. “They’re discouraged from reaching out to form closer connections READ MORE
Harry Remer: Better care of boys, reduce school shootings
By Gazette, 09/12/24 “…I’m a psychotherapist, and the young students my colleagues and I work with can have very high levels of anxiety about school shootings. The vast majority of youth gun violence is perpetrated by boys. It’s crystal-clear that we as a nation are not serving them well. The wonderful improvements for girls in READ MORE
Recess Duty
By Slate, 09/01/24 “…As the new academic year approaches, I check off the back-to-school tasks—label folders, disinfect lunch box, buy overpriced required school shoes that will result in blisters and whines—and I also check to see which states, if any, have adopted new laws to require recess. I’m happy to report that California and Washington READ MORE
Gender Nonconformity in Play Linked to ASD and Behavioral Problems
By Neuroscience News, 08/28/24 A new study reveals that gender nonconforming play behavior in 7-year-olds is associated with increased behavioral difficulties, including autistic traits in girls and peer relationship issues in boys. Researchers analyzed data from 718 children in Sweden, finding that masculine play in girls and feminine play in boys were linked to READ MORE
Subtle symptom on boy’s face revealed he was suffering from silent health emergency
By Daily Mail, 08/26/24 “…A Texas mother is urging parents to look out for a common breathing habit that could have life-long consequences for their children.Soshanna Deyette, from Austin, went through years of misdiagnoses by doctors who struggled to work out what was behind her son’s seemingly unrelated symptoms. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13761783/symptom-boys-face-health-emergency-autism.html
Why Aren’t More Boys Getting HPV Vaccines?
By Duke Global Health Institute, 07/10/2024 “…According to a March 2024 study co-authored by Osazuwa-Peters, adult women in the U.S. are three times as likely to have received at least one dose of the HPV vaccine as men. The gender gap also exists among demographic groups that have lower overall HPV vaccination rates, including some READ MORE
New Data Shed Light on Type 1 Diabetes Male Predominance
By Miriam E. Tucker, 08/26/2024 “…New research sheds light on the male predominance in type 1 diabetes, finding that the risk between men and women diverges around age 10 years. Data from more than 200,000 first-degree relatives of people with type 1 diabetes who were screened for type 1 diabetes risk in the TrialNet program READ MORE