By USA Today, 05/05/2023 “…A new study may partly explain what’s driving rare cases of heart inflammation, called myocarditis, in some young people who have gotten repeat doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines…” Read the entire article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/05/05/myocarditis-and-covid-vaccine-study-explains-heart-inflammation/70174794007/
Category: Physical Health of Boys
HPV Vaccines Don’t Just Prevent Cervical Cancer, But Also Penile, Anal Cancers. Men Should Get it Too.
By The Swaddle, 03/29/2023 “…With research suggesting that HIV-positive men, who are in sexual relationships with other men, are especially vulnerable to anal cancers caused by HPV, vaccinating men becomes even more critical. “Women can at least be screened for cervical cancer… But for men, there is no screening for anal cancer, or the other READ MORE
Study finds disparate gender differences in victims of child sex trafficking
By Phys.org, 04/11/2023 “…Seventy-five percent were males and 25 percent were females. The most commonly incarcerated youth were white males (29.4 percent), about 16 years old, followed by black (26.8 percent) and Hispanic (24.7 percent) males…” Read the entire article: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-disparate-gender-differences-victims-child.html
‘It takes a village to raise a child’: Dlalisa Moyeni Foundation mentoring boys through football and education
By Iol, 03/12/2023 “… A former player himself, Skosana believes football provides the necessary skills and mental aptitude which arms a young man for the demands of life, school and financial literacy if they are to succeed in their football careers…” Read the entire article: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-child-dlalisa-moyeni-foundation-mentoring-boys-through-football-and-education-12ba1fe1-e158-41f2-ac70-ba089b227483
Covid infection during pregnancy may raise risk of autism in baby boys, says study
By Express, 03/27/2023 “…Research found male babies whose mothers had COVID-19 during pregnancy risked having a neurodevelopmental diagnosis…” Read the entire article: https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1751240/covid-infection-pregnancy-autism
Widely available HPV vaccines prevent help prevent many types of cancer
By UKNow, 03/13/2023 “…Because the vaccine is most effective before exposure to HPV through sexual activity, it is recommended that boys and girls age 11-12 receive two doses six to 12 months apart…” Read the entire article: http://uknow.uky.edu/uk-healthcare/widely-available-hpv-vaccines-prevent-help-prevent-many-types-cancer
More adolescent boys, young adult men struggling with muscle dysmorphia
By Study Finds, 01/21/2023 “…It’s no secret that societal expectations can have an impact on young people and how they view themselves. As a result, young boys and men are engaging in risky behaviors like strenuous muscle-building exercises and steroids in order to fit into the standard of being lean and muscular…” Read the entire READ MORE
Who are America’s Uninsured?
By Sean Kullman, 02/23/2023 “…Males remain at the top of the list when it comes to those less likely to graduate high school, earn a GED, matriculate to and graduate from a two or four year college, and carry health insurance…” Read the entire article: https://gibm.substack.com/p/who-are-americas-uninsured?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=353975&post_id=102321685&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email
New study highlights increasing prevalence of muscle dysmorphia among Canadian boys, young men
By CTV News, 02/05/2023 “…Canadian researchers are drawing attention to the increasing prevalence of “a pathological pursuit of muscularity” among Canadian boys and young men, with a new study that found one in four were at risk of developing what’s known as muscle dysmorphia…” Read the entire article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/new-study-highlights-increasing-prevalence-of-muscle-dysmorphia-among-canadian-boys-young-men-1.6259080
What Does the Data Say About Why Boys and Men Are Struggling?
By WNYC Studios, 02/03/2023 “…Rates of death by suicide and drug overdose for men in the US are spiking, boys are falling behind in the education system, and men’s participation in the labor market is dropping…” Read the entire article: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/what-data-says-boys-men-struggling-on-the-media