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/
Category: Physical Health of Boys
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
Eating Disorders Surge in Boys and Young Men: What Parents Need to Know
By Michelle Tauber, People Magazine – August 11, 2021 “…The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a record number of teenagers with eating disorders —including among boys and young men…” Read the entire article: https://people.com/health/eating-disorders-surge-in-boys-and-young-men-what-parents-need-to-know/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share-article
COVID Learning Loss: New Evidence Shows Pandemic Hit Boys Harder
By Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago 8/5/2021 “…Experts are only beginning to dig into why male students might have been harder hit, but they are urging districts to invest in efforts tailored to the needs of boys as part of a national pandemic recovery push. …” Read the entire article: https://news.yahoo.com/covid-learning-loss-evidence-shows-150100077.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
VERIFY: Yes, heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination has been reported more in boys and young men
By Erin Jones July 9, 2021 “…According to the CDC, these confirmed cases have occurred mostly in male adolescents and young adults over the age of 16, and have been reported typically within several days after the person has received a second dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines…” Read the entire article: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/heart-inflammation-after-covid-19-vaccination-reported-more-in-boys-and-young-men/536-dff7210a-eb4d-4067-b583-07f1ad4cf61c
Emerging Evidence Shows The Pandemic May Have Hit Boys Harder — Not Just In Chicago But Nationally
“Black and Latino boys, who have long faced the largest gaps in the district, saw steeper drops in attendance and a sharper increase in failing grades than girls….” by Mila Koumpilova. Read the entire article: https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/16/22578439/emerging-evidence-shows-the-pandemic-may-have-hit-boys-harder-not-just-in-chicago-but-nationally