By NPR 01/02/2022 “… The teenager dreamed of becoming a doctor. But that dream was derailed by child marriage. It’s a familiar story – but in this case the details may surprise you. The 15-year-old wasn’t a child bride. He was a child groom…” Read the entire article: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/02/1066099271/child-grooms-are-often-overlooked-in-the-fight-to-stop-child-marriage
Category: Physical Health of Boys
Study: Sugary drinks affect Pre-K boys more than girls
By WNYT, 11/03/2021 “…The results were that one sugary drink induced an initial relaxing effect for the boys before making them more restless. However, the girls’ behavior didn’t change. Researchers also found a negative effect on math scores for boys and a positive effect for girls…” Read the entire article: https://wnyt.com/commit-to-kids/study-sugary-drinks-affect-pre-k-boys-more-than-girls/6290573/
Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion
By Steven Reinberg – HealthDay, 12/01/2021 “…The researchers also found that boys are more likely than girls to suffer head trauma. “It will be important to continue to monitor these disparities in the hopes of better understanding the pathways that lead to both having a brain injury or concussion and seeking medical care,” said researcher READ MORE
Early detection of autism in children has improved, but disparities remain, CDC studies suggest
By The Philadelphia Tribune, 12/03/2021 “…Overall in 2018, about 1 in 44 8-year-olds (2.3% of 8-year-olds) had been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to one of the CDC studies. Prevalence was more than four times higher among boys than girls, but similar across most racial and ethnic groups…” Read the entire article: https://www.phillytrib.com/news/health/early-detection-of-autism-in-children-has-improved-but-disparities-remain-cdc-studies-suggest/article_9365b66c-b6c9-57b3-9c0f-e2a84910c181.html
Boys have missed out on vital cancer fighting jab for YEARS, experts warn
By Vanessa Chalmers – The U.S. Sun 11/04/2021 “… There are calls for the Government to roll out an urgent catch up scheme so young men are protected…” Read the entire article: https://www.the-sun.com/health/3999564/boys-missed-cancer-fighting-vaccine-years-hpv/
Baby boys get less protective antibodies from pregnant moms with COVID-19 compared to girls, new MGH study suggests
By Alexi Cohan, 10/31/21 “…Pregnant women who get the coronavirus make fewer antibodies against the virus and transfer less immunity to their baby when having a boy compared to a girl, a new study out of Massachusetts General Hospital suggests. “We definitely saw that male fetuses ended up with less protective antibodies from mom,” said READ MORE
Study: Young boys who play sports less likely to have anxiety, depression
By HealthDay News, 09/27/21 “…We found that 5-year-old boys who never participated in sports were more likely between the ages of 6 and 10 to look unhappy and tired, had difficulty having fun, cried a lot, and appeared fearful or worried,” Pagani said…Also, boys who exhibited higher levels of depressive and anxious symptoms during middle READ MORE
Boys of color were hit hard by the pandemic. What do they need now?
By Mila Koumpilova, 10/05/21 “…We wanted to shift the gaze of research away from the trauma and the pathologies and toward solutions,” said Dr. Claudio Rivera, a clinical psychologist at Lurie Children’s who is part of the research project. “These young men are our mental health expert partners and co-researchers. That to me is empowering READ MORE
New study shows which high school sport has highest rate for concussions in athletes
By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team, 09/16/21 “…A newly published study in neurology shows that among football players studied, concussion does cause damage to the brain that is hard to diagnosed….” Read the entire article: https://abc7chicago.com/concussions-high-school-sports-athletes-concussion/11025269
The Imperfect Storm: College Students and Suicide
By Swathi Kella, Harvard Political Review – AUGUST 10, 2021 “…“The whole community in the house, on the campus needs to have opportunities to be open about [suicide],” Rosenberger shared. “And of course, what one always fears is that one suicide might lead to another suicide. And so, one wants to be particularly out in front of READ MORE