Child and Adolescent Health

  He shifted in his seat. Face down. No eye contact. Limited responses.

Aima Ahonkhai has heard the story many times: young people with HIV, feeling at a dead end. As an infectious disease clinician who works with many young people living with HIV in both the US and Nigeria, Ahonkhai, MD, MPH, has seen the toll the disease takes on young…

New evidence further strengthens the case for childhood vaccination against COVID-19

The analysis, based on 2016-2019 data survey responses covering nearly 132,000 children ages 3 to 17, examined the complex interplay between common mental health problems among children, social and relational health risks, and protective factors. 

The goal of the course is to empower more people to communicate with parents in the U.S. who have concerns about vaccinating their children, despite the availability of safe, effective, and free COVID-19 vaccines for children ages five and up.

New CDC data, collected by researchers at the Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at the Bloomberg School, finds an increase in autism prevalence in five Maryland counties based in 2018 data.

Kids have had to miss out on a lot during the pandemic. It’s time to give them back some semblance of normalcy.

The FDA has granted Emergency Use Authorization for vaccinating children ages 5–11 for COVID-19. Here’s what parents need to know.

A sex education program in Arizona significantly impacted key factors associated with pregnancy prevention among Native American teens.

As many as 1 in 10 young people struggle for months after SARS-CoV-2 infection.

As we look ahead to making COVID-19 vaccines available to children 12 and younger, our experts discuss the benefits of vaccinating kids, whether it should be mandatory for attending school, and how it can help end the pandemic.

Children who were exposed to higher levels of trace minerals manganese and selenium during their mothers’ pregnancy had a lower risk of high blood pressure in childhood.

People and families who took the message of “stay at home” seriously are wondering how we continue our role in protecting our loved ones while resuming some activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Disrupting school and interactions with peers, the pandemic has left teens with stress, anxiety, and other mental health challenges.